Serbian lawmakers vote to support Kosovo deal

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) ? Serbian lawmakers have overwhelmingly supported an agreement normalizing relations with breakaway Kosovo, a potentially landmark deal that could end years of tensions between the Balkan antagonists and put them both on a path to European Union membership.

Parliament backed the deal in a 173-24 vote Friday. The agreement drew support from the parties of the ruling, nationalist-led government and the center-left opposition. A pro-Russian, nationalist party was the only group that voted against the deal.

Parliamentary backing is a boost for the Serbian government, which reached the agreement with Kosovo this month in Brussels, but has faced pressure from nationalists and Serb hardliners in Kosovo's divided north, who rejected it.

Serbia has refused to recognize Kosovo's 2008 declaration of independence.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/serbian-lawmakers-vote-support-kosovo-deal-201504497.html

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