Sir,
The Albanians, ethnically cognate to the classical Illyrians, are one of the oldest of European peoples.
They were present in the region near enough a millenia before the Slavs arrived in the Balkans.
As recently as 1912, 2/3rds of erstwhile Albania was handed over to other nations.
The Balkan wars were initiated by the blood-curdling rabble-rousing of the Serbs by the murderous Milosevic in Kosova.
Serbia has long lost the moral right and her numerous ethnic wars are not a sign of a modern European nation.
To this day, unlike others, the Kosovars have been amongst the most pro-Western of nations. We have to cash in on that goodwill in this strategic region.

SC, London, United Kingdom

I live near Kosovo, This territory is "Eldorado" for corruption, drug and trafficking.Serbia offer Albanians great autonomy almost near for independence.I just wan't to say that Serbs will never accsept spliting of Serbia.

Regards

Bojan, Prokuplje, Serbia

jaroslava and steven
you have a very "bright"imagination ;)))

louis, london,

As someone who has been to Kosovo as a part of the NATO force that rolled in after the bombing in 1999, as well as before the war as a part of the UK diplomatic service, I have to admit never to have had such dislike for a group of people as I have for Kosovo Albanians.

The women, children and elderly, who had suffered a huge amount under Serbian crackdown, deserve everyone's sympathy, but they really have their menfolk to 'thank' for provoking Serbia. And, believe me, the Albanian KLA - esentially an illegal paramilitary organisation at the time - knew exactly what they were doing and how to exploit it in the media. What happened after, to their own people, was simply a 'price worth paying'. And it is exactly these people who now wield power in Kosovo.

So, we'll take these brutal, calculating people who control more drugs, people trafficking and other organised crime than anyone else in Europe and give them their own country? You couldn't make it up...

Steven, London,

The Albanian people have waited too long. They cannot wait anymore it has been 8 years. There is suggestions from outsiders for two nations Albanians and Serbians leaving together, which is impossible. When they lived together before war broke out, the Albanians were under the Serbian rules. Albanian children had no rights to education, their Universities were closed and only Serbian children were allowed to attend them, as well the government was ruled by Serbians, therfore Albanians once again did not have any rights of their own. The only way to solve a problem to stop the suffering of Albanians is to declare Independence, that is to give them there own land, the land that belgons to them.

Tringa Basha, Ottawa, Canada

Kosovo independence is backed by dirty money of drug trafficking. Everybody in Europe knows that except the Governments. Next time somebody scores heroin on your street you should know it came from Afghanistan and distributed by Albanian mafia in Europe.

Nenad, Vancouver, Canada

What if the Chinese population in Australia had 5x more children than other Australians and in 50 years wanted to create a second China on Australian territory ?
Thats what the Albanian minority of Serbia are doing. They are creating a second Albania based on the idea that because they breed faster and have more children they can cut of that part of a sovereign state and keep it for themselves .

Mike, London, UK

If EU and USA permit Kosovo to proclaim indipendency, then it would be fair to give same rights to all other nationalities which have same intentions.
For example, Basci in Spain, Catalonians too, then Scotland, turkish part of Cyprus, Serbs in Bosnia, South Osetia, Pridnjestrovlje Moldavia etc etc...

That should not be privilege for Albanian people of Serbia.
Greetings

Jaroslav, Bratislava, Slovakia

How can Albanians have two states (Albania+so called Kosovo) and Basque people, Scotish, Korzikan...not even one!!!???

Does this also means that every minority if obstructive enough for the long period of time, will be some day honoured with political enviroment that is in their favour!!!???

Doesnt that make every minority a potential treath!!??

So,

Dear Eurpeans, first split Mocrosft, most of your own states and then talk to Serbia!!!!


Best regards,

Vino

Vino, Bratislava,

Why sholdn't Kosovo have it's independence if thats what Kosovo wants, we have our's. If I lived in a country backed by ex KGB I would protest too. If Australia wanted independence we could have it like the queen said.

pete, perth, Australia