Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia on Sunday, Kosovar prime minister Hashim Thaci has said, according to agency reports.

Thaci said that on Sunday the "will of the citizens of Kosovo" would come into force, according to reports carried by the AFP agency following his meeting with religious leaders.

The agency added that newspapers in the Kosovar capital Pristina said the official declaration would be at 1400 GMT, although the newspapers did not reveal their sources.

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