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I want to emphasize the fact that the independence of Kosovo should and will be recognized.

The EU should have consolidated its different presences and purposes in Kosovo earlier.

There will be a lot of competitive and strong companies coming here and even though Kosovo is a small country that undoubtedly has a lot to offer to global trade; one of our main interests is to expose it to the world market.

As the president of Kosovo, I am more concerned about the current situation with the employment standing at around 70 % of the population, which is young, with great potential, speaking many foreign languages and having wide expertise.

Kosovo is a small country but it also has a lot of riches that were granted to us by God.

I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.

An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation, would be acceptable.

So as far as Serbia is concerned, it does not have the right to influence the privatization or to claim any property, because Kosovo is a former member of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

We think that Kosovo will continue to serve as a centre of violence and regional instability in future.

I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.