September 19, 2007 - 18:58 AMT
Sergei Lavrov: Kosovo independence will have a chain reaction
"One-sided proclamation of Kosovo independence will cause a chain reaction throughout the continent," Russian Acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday after a meeting with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner.

"I do not understand how one-sided proclamation of Kosovo independence can stabilize Europe. It will evoke a chain reaction. Russia want to avoid the scenario," he said, ITAR-TASS reports.