The UN Security Council will meet Thursday to hear a plea by Serbia ahead of the breakaway province Kosovo's expected declaration of independence this weekend, the council president said Wednesday according to DPA. Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic will be the only non-council member to address the body following his government's request for the closed-door meeting. Russia, a veto power on the 15-nation council, strongly supports Serbia against Kosovo's independence. Council President Ricardo Alberto Arias said Kosovo has not requested to attend the meeting, which also will allow council members to state their positions on the issue of independence.
