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Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova or Kosovë, Serbian: Косово, Kosovo) is a highly disputed territory in southeastern Europe. After international negotiations failed to reach a consensus on an acceptable constitutional status, Kosovo's provisional government unilaterally declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008.^[1] The Republic of Kosovo (Albanian: Republika e Kosovës, Serbian: Република Косово, Republika Kosovo) is anticipated to receive partial international recognition as an independent state. The Serbian government regards the territory as an integral part of Serbia, the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija (Serbian: Аутономна покрајина Косово и Метохија, Autonomna pokrajina Kosovo i Metohija, also Космет, Kosmet; Albanian: Krahina Autonome e Kosovës dhe Metohisë) and proactively annulled the declaration.