Serbia's President Boris Tadic today urged Serbs and Albanians to live in peace during a pre-Easter visit to an Orthodox monastery in the newly-independent state of Kosovo, Reuters reported. "Today I have a message of peace for Serbs, Albanians and for all people who live in Kosovo in our Serbia," Tadic said after visiting the Decani monastery under a heavy NATO guard. "In this day there should be no hate." He made his visit as Kosovo submitted its case before the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) defending the legality of its secession from Serbia, which sees the region as the cradle of its religious and national identity. This was Tadic's second visit after the former Serbian province backed by the West declared independence last year, which its ex-master vows never to recognize. The Kosovo government had said on Thursday they would not let Tadic visit Kosovo but later bowed to pressure from western officials in Pristina.
