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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, flanked by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci inspects the honor guard upon her arrival for a one-day visit in Slatina, Kosovo, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Merkel is set to meet with Kosovo officials and visit German soldiers serving in the NATO-led...

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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci holds a press conference following their working session with unseen High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on July 4, 2011 at the EU Headquarters in Brussels.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci ahead of a NATO foreign ministers meeting, Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

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Kosovar employees work on a new construction site at the 'Drenas Business Park' on December 5, 2011, near the town of Drenas. Serbia has recognised Kosovo's independence by accepting an EU-brokered agreement on joint management of disputed border crossings, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci...

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This picture taken in Pristina on December 1, 2011 shows defaced gravestones at the Jewish cemetry. Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci condemned desecration of the old Jewish cemetery as police said it has launched an investigation into the case.'This cowardly attack is an attack...

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U.S Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon shakes hand with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, right, after signing an agreement to support education authorities in capital Pristina on Thursday, June 16, 201.

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Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci, attends work on a highway linking Kosovo to Albania to the west and Serbia on the east, in the village of Reshtan, Kosovo on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. The multi-million euro (dollar) highway will be the biggest ever infrastructure project of the...

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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, center left, attends work on a highway linking Kosovo to Albania on west and Serbia on the east in the village of Reshtan on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, as part of a multi-million euro (dollar) highway project of the newly declared state. Over 100...

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Fatmir Limaj (C), a prominent politician and a close ally of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, walks towards a car in Pristina November 11, 2011. Limaj went on trial on Friday together with nine others in a war crimes case marred by the apparent suicide of the key witness. Limaj and others,...

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Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (R) and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton visit the Kosovo town of Prizren, about 90 km (56 miles) southwest of the capital Pristina May 27, 2011.

Reuters Pictures 9 months ago

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (R) and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton walk together after a meeting in Prizren, about 90 km (56 miles) southwest of the capital Pristina, May 27, 2011.

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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (R) and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton speak to the media after meeting in the Kosovo town of Prizren, about 90 km (56 miles) southwest of the capital Pristina, May 27, 2011.

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Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci, right, joined by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton meet children wearing traditional costumes during their visit to the southern Kosovo town of Prizren on Friday, May 27, 2011. Ahead of her visit to Serbia...

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Kosovo prime minister Hashim Thaci, left, welcomes with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton in the capital Pristina Friday, May 27, 2011. Ahead of her visit to Serbia and Kosovo, Ashton stated that the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue was essential...

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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (R) and President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso speak during their meeting in Kosovo's capital Pristina May 20, 2011.

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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (R) and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store chat during their meeting in Kosovo's capital Pristina April 19, 2011.

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Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) watches as work starts on the construction of Kosovo's first highway in Vrmica April 15, 2011. The project, which started in April 2010, will link Kosovo with Albania in the west and Serbia in the east and could create up to 10,000 new jobs. The...

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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen smiles during a news conference after a meeting with Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (not in picture) in Pristina September 15, 2011. NATO troops in Kosovo are ready to act to quell any violence when Pristina sends its police and customs...

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Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis (L) speaks beside Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci after their meeting in Pristina September 8, 2011.

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Greece's Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis speaks during a meeting with Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci in Pristina September 8, 2011.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2ndL) leads the Turkish delegation during a meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (2ndR) as he visits Kosovo's capital Pristina on August 26, 2011.

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German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg listens to a translation during a press conference by Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (unseen) in Pristina, Kosovo on March 29, 2010. Guttenberg is on a two-day visit to the region.

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Germany's Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) gives a statement next to Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci after their meeting in Pristina August 11, 2011. Westerwelle is visiting Kosovo on his tour of the Balkans.

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Hashim Thaci speaks during a news conference after his re-election as Kosovo's Prime Minister at the parliament in Pristina February 22, 2011. Kosovo's parliament elected Behgjet Pacolli, a Kosovo-Swiss businessman with close ties to Moscow, as president on Tuesday as part of a...

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Hashim Thaci smiles after his re-election as Kosovo's Prime Minister at the parliament in Pristina February 22, 2011. Kosovo's parliament elected Behgjet Pacolli, a Kosovo-Swiss businessman with close ties to Moscow, as president on Tuesday as part of a power-sharing deal following...