United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates has concluded a short visit to Kosovo.
After meetings with Kosovo leaders, including the president and prime minister in Pristina. Gates said he opposed any partition of Kosovo, which has a large ethnic Albanian majority but a Serbian minority that seeks governance by Belgrade. Kosovo declared independence in February and has been recognised by nearly 50, mostly Western, countries. Russia and Serbia refuse to admit Kosovo's independence. Gates is the highest-ranking US official to visit the Balkan state since it declared independence.
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