Western powers overseeing Kosovo have announced the end of their supervision of the tiny Balkan nation.
Kosovo had been overseen by a group made up of 23 EU countries, the US and Turkey since 2008, when it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia.
US President Barack Obama said Monday marked a "historic milestone" for Kosovo, which he said had made "significant progress".
But Serbia dismissed the sovereignty announcement as meaningless.
It does not recognise the secession of Kosovo and regards it as part of Serbia.
"The supervision of Kosovo is finished," Dutch diplomat Pieter Feith, the highest international representative in Kosovo, told a press conference.
"The International Steering Group has decided to end
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Kosovo declared 'fully independent'
And with Serbia's non recognition, One can only ask: For how long?
