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Montenegro

Kosovar Prime Minister Resigns

Bajram kosumi (file photo) (epa)

March 1, 2006 -- Reports say Kosovar Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi unexpectedly announced his resignation today, after coming under pressure from his own Democratic League of Kosova party.

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March 01, 2006

Western news agencies report that Agim Ceku, the commander of the province's fledgling army and a former rebel commander, was expected to be named as Kosumi's successor.

Kosova, which is formally a province of Serbia but has been under a UN-led administration since 1999, is in the midst of talks on its future status with Belgrade.

(dpa, AFP)

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