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When Ali and Jelica married in the 1960s, Albanian-Serb relationships were less unusual in Kosovo. But after the war and NATO’s bombing campaign began 25 years ago, they had to deal with heightened prejudice as well as fear.
In Kosovo, Serb doctors treat Albanians, and Albanian doctors treat Serbs, suggesting that mutual trust, after all, is not completely lost.
The new assembly of the northern municipality has approved the request to reopening the bridge over the Ibar – closed since the end of the war – a move condemned by Kosovo’s main Serbian party.
Turkey’s huge ethnic Albanian community is increasingly melting into the mainstream and losing its identity – but some are resisting the trend.
Kosovo and Albania signed a landmark agreement to coordinate their foreign policies and unify their diplomatic missions – though some experts doubt it will mean much in practice.