The government of Portugal has recognized the independent Republic of Kosovo, report Kosovo's public television RTK and the Portuguese media.

Olli Rehn, European Union Commissioner for Enlargement will arrive on Wednesday in Kosovo.

The arrival is on the day when the General Assembly of the UN will debate the Serb initiative to request an opinion from the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's independence.

Kosovo Foreign Minister Skënder Hyseni has told the media in Prishtina that the Serb resolution to request the International Court of Justice to judge the legality of Kosovo's independence could pass by a marginal vote.