Kosovo Prime Minister Quits Amid Status Talks
From Times Wire Reports
Kosovo Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi resigned, days after the start of talks on whether the province will gain full independence or remain part of Serbia.
His nominated replacement, Lt. Gen. Agim Ceku, heads the civil emergency organization that ethnic Albanians view as the core of their future army.
Ceku, 44, sided with Croatia’s army in the fight against Serbs during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s. Serbian officials have accused him of committing war crimes against civilians. He denies any wrongdoing.
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