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And it is better than if we did it on the eve of Serbian elections," Topolanek said in an interview for Monday's issue of daily Hospodarske noviny (HN). Topolanek himself does to conceal his doubts about Kosovo's independence. "Kosovo is an ulcer in the western Balkans to which there is no good solution," he told HN. "The Serbs are our traditional partners. We have our trade interests there. We have there our soldiers and at the moment we do not approve independent Kosovo, they will become an occupational army. It affects our relations in the EU as well as NATO," Topolanek said. "If we did not have to recognise Kosovo, I would never do it," Topolanek told HN, adding he would like to solve the Kosovo issue by the NATO summit that starts in Bucharest on Wednesday. The junior government Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) say the Czech Republic should not recognise Kosovo independence for the time being. The opposition Social Democrats (CSSD) are fundamentally against the recognition of Kosovo, saying it is premature. The Communists (KSCM) take the same stand.
(Ceske Noviny)
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