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Albany, NY

Oct 11, 2008

U.N. backs Serbia in judicial move on Kosovo

By Louis Charbonneau

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday approved Serbia's request to ask a U.N. court if Kosovo's secession was legal, a move many Western states fear will slow down Kosovo's integration into the world community.

Forty-eight countries including the United States and most European Union members have recognized Kosovo since its ethnic Albanian majority unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on February 17, but Serbia and its ally Russia oppose it.

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