Kosovo's President Fatmir Sejdiu, left, and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, right, hold the new national flag during a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. Kosovo's parliament declared the disputed territory a nation on Sunday, mounting a historic bid to become an "independent and sovereign state" backed by the U.S. and key European allies but bitterly contested by Serbia and Russia. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)