(12 May 2008)
Pristina
1. Exterior of Kosovo government with EU and Kosovo flags flying
2. Interior, Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci enters office
3. Cutaway Kosovo flag
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo:
"Definitely it's good news for Serbia, for the people of Serbia. It means more democracy in Serbia; it means, I think, more peace, stability in the region, and definitely orientation of Serbia's politicians to Euro-Atlantic structures, to EU and NATO. And I think definitely people of Serbia decided to look for the future and not for the past."
5. Close up of Thaci's hands during the interview
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo:
"My message to (Serbian) President (Boris) Tadic is to think more for Brussels and NATO than for Kosovo. He knows personally too, that Kosovo is independent, sovereign and democratic country, and Kosovo, and me personally, I'm ready to cooporate with Serbia as two states for better future for our countries and our people."
7. Close up of Kosovo flag and insignia
8. Wide of Prime Minister of Kosovo talking
Gracanica
9. Exterior of Serb Orthodox church
10. Interior of Serb Orthodox church, altar, Kosovo Serbs praying before altar
11. Women holding votive candles
12. Close up old woman before votive candles
13. Altar at church
14. Street scene, traffic
15. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Vox Pop, Slobodan Ilic, Kosovo Serb:
"I'm pleased with the outcome of the election. I hope that the UN and Kosovo institutions will accept the election outcome and I hope that they will see that Serbia's new government is trying to change."
16. Close up of daily Serbian newspaper with headline (Serbian): "Election turnout less than before"
17. SOUNDBITE: (Serbian) Vox Pop, Bojana Milic, Kosovo Serb:
"I'm very happy that President Tadic has won."
18. Mid of elderly women walking along street
19. Various of NATO soldiers patrolling in Serb enclave
STORYLINE:
The prime minister and people of newly independent Kosovo reacted on Monday to election results in neighbouring Serbia, where a pro-Western coalition determined to bring Serbia into the European Union made a strong showing.
But a nationalist challenge cast a shadow over pro-Western President Boris Tadic's claim of victory in Sunday's vote.
The showdown reflected deep divisions among Serbs torn over whether to join the European Union or shift towards their traditional ally, Russia, and revert to their nationalist past.
Tadic proclaimed "a great day for Serbia" after projections by an independent monitoring group and partial results from the state electoral commission gave his Coalition for a European Serbia a 10 percentage-point lead over the ultranationalist Radical Party.
The rival camps each positioned themselves to begin talks on forming a new government on Monday, and the leader of the ultranationalist Radical party, Tomislav Nikolic, urged his allies to pull together.
Speaking in Kosovo's capital Pristina on Monday, Prime Minister Hashim Thaci welcomed Tadic's strong showing, saying it was "good news for Serbia, for the people of Serbia."
"It means more democracy in Serbia; it means, I think, more peace, stability in the region, and definitely orientation of Serbia's politicians to Euro-Atlantic structures, to EU and NATO. And I think definitely people of Serbia decided to look for the future and not for the past," he added.
He went on to say that he was "ready to cooporate with Serbia as two states for better future for our countries and our people."
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