Posted on 11/25/2007 5:57:53 PM PST by skully
BADEN, Austria, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Kosovo's leaders say they are prepared for resistance from Serbia if last-ditch talks on the province's future in the next two days fail to find a compromise and it declares independence.
"We have nowhere to go and we are ready to face all the challenges," outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Agim Ceku said in the Austrian spa town of Baden, where the talks were due to open on Monday.
Serbia enters the talks knowing it has failed to persuade a significant number of European Union member states to oppose independence for the breakaway Serb province.
Instead, it is focused on what to do when Kosovo declares independence, probably in February, with Western recognition expected within weeks. Some analysts expect a series of obstructive measures such as protests and roadblocks.
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