McCain: Kosovo is rapidly emerging as strong, democratic, multi-ethnic nation

US Senator John McCain has hailed former Yugoslavia's republic of Kosovo as a developing democracy that the United Stats had been supporting "from the very beginning" in its attempts to gain independence from Serbia.

Kosovo is rapidly emerging as a strong, democratic, multi-ethnic nation that will continue to receive enthusiastic support from the United States, McCain said in a speech to the nation's parliament on Thursday.

"I want you to know that Members of the United States Congress in both political parties are fully committed to working with you to support peace and prosperity in Kosovo and throughout the wider region," McCain stated. "Indeed the United States' commitment to Kosovo has been bipartisan from the very beginning."

McCain praised Europe's newest nation for having adopted a constitution, built a government from the ground up and having joined...