A man pulls a giant Kosovo flag draped over one side of the parliament building in the capital Pristina April 9, 2008. REUTERS/Hazir Reka
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Egypt has become the 100th country to recognise Serbia's former province of Kosovo as independent, the Pristina government said on Wednesday, a milestone for the Balkan country's pursuit of full international acceptance.
"The oldest state in the world, Egypt, has officially recognised now the youngest state in Europe - Kosovo," Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj said on Twitter.
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