Serbia recalls US ambassador

Serbia tonight recalled its ambassador to the US in response to the Bush administration’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence.

“This decision by the US will not turn the false state (of Kosovo) into a real one,” Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica told parliament.

“The government has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the ambassador from Washington.”

Kostunica said US recognition showed “the true face of America”.

He said Kosovo’s independence declaration was “unilateral, illegal and immoral, carried out under protection of brutal force of the US and Nato.”

“America violated international law for its own interests,” he said.