Bush: ‘Time for an independent Kosovo’

US PRESIDENT George W Bush, receiving a hero’s welcome as the first American president to visit Albania, said yesterday it was now time for neighbouring Kosovo to be given independence.

Speaking in the capital Tirana alongside Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Bush said: “At some point in time — sooner rather than later — you’ve got to say ‘enough is enough. Kosovo is independent’ and that’s the position we’ve taken.”

Mr Bush’s statement was aimed at Russia and others that object to Kosovo’s independence from Serbia.