MOSCOW, February 20 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign
Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed on Friday a claim by Kosovo
Prime Minister Hashim Thaci that Moscow was getting ready to
recognize the province as an independent state.
In an interview with the Serbian newspaper Politika on
Thursday, a year and two days after Kosovo's declaration of
unilateral independence, Thaci said Russia had positively
assessed the current situation in the province and would soon
recognize its sovereignty.
"I think Mr. Thaci is indulging in wishful thinking ...
Mr. Thaci is the last person to make statements on behalf of
the Russian Federation," Lavrov told a Moscow news conference
following talks with his Serbian counterpart Vuk Jeremic.
Lavrov said Russia's position on Kosovo remained
unchanged. Moscow supports Belgrade's view that Kosovo is an
indivisible part of Serbia.
"I reiterated it today, and there can be no ambiguity
here," Lavrov said.
The Maldives became the 55th country to recognize Kosovo
as an independent state on Thursday.
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