Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg wants Kosovo recognized

Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg will ask the government to recognize independent Kosovo at the cabinet’s next session on April 2, the daily Právo reported on Saturday. Mr Schwarzenberg had already said the government would recognize Kosovo sooner or later; he is now planning to recognize the former Serbian province before the NATO summit in Bucharest, held at the beginning of April. President Václav Klaus however remains reserved towards the issue. During his recent visit to Slovakia, Mr Klaus warned of international recognition of Kosovo for fears that Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence might set an example for separatist groups elsewhere in the world.