Former US President Bill Clinton, left, is welcomed by Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu centre, and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, after arriving in Pristina, Kosovo, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Thousands of ethnic Albanians gathered in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 3.5 meter statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Following the 1998-99 war authorities in Pristina changed the name of the capital city's thoroughfare from Vladimir Lenin Street to Bill Clinton Boulevard. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

Former US President Bill Clinton, left, is welcomed by Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu centre, and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, after arriving in Pristina, Kosovo, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Thousands of ethnic Albanians gathered in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 3.5 meter statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Following the 1998-99 war authorities in Pristina changed the name of the capital city's thoroughfare from Vladimir Lenin Street to Bill Clinton Boulevard.

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  9. Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu casts his vote at a polling station in capital Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. More than 1.5 million people are eligible to vote for mayors and local council members in 36 municipalities, including the capital Pristina. The elections are the first since the ethnic-Albanian majority unilaterally declared Kosovo independence from Serbia in February 2008. The polls were seen as a test of Kosovo's readiness to organise democratic elections on its own.
  10. Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu votes at a polling station in Pristina November 15, 2009. Sunday's local elections are the first elecitons since the country declared independence in 2008 and they are seen as a key test for its fragile democracy.
  11. Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu stands at a polling station in Pristina November 15, 2009. Sunday's local elections are the first elecitons since the country declared independence in 2008 and they are seen as a key test for its fragile democracy.
  12. Former US President Bill Clinton, left, is welcomed by Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu centre, and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, after arriving in Pristina, Kosovo, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Thousands of ethnic Albanians gathered in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 3.5 meter statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name. Following the 1998-99 war authorities in Pristina changed the name of the capital city's thoroughfare from Vladimir Lenin Street to Bill Clinton Boulevard.
  13. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha talk in Pristina October 6, 2009. Berisha is on a two-day visit to Kosovo.
  14. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) walks with Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha in Pristina October 6, 2009. Berisha is on a two-day visit to Kosovo.
  15. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha review Kosovo's Security Force honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Pristina October 6, 2009.
  16. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) and Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha review Kosovo's Security Force honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Pristina October 6, 2009.

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