BELGRADE, Feb. 14 -- Croatia and Macedonia will follow the European Union's (EU) policy on Kosovo, while Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has not yet considered recognizing the independence of Kosovo, the local media reported.

       Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said on Thursday that his country would follow most of the EU member states to recognize Kosovo because Croatia wishes to join the bloc, the Croatian Hina news agency reported.

       Croatia would also take part in the expected EU civilian mission in Kosovo, Mesic said.

       Macedonian Parliament Speaker Ljubisa Georgievski said on Thursday in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana that Macedonia, as a candidate state for the EU and NATO, would act just like the EU with regards to Kosovo independence.

       Visiting Georgievski said that the Macedonian government believes there is no better solution for Kosovo than former UN special envoy Martti Ahtisaari's plan of internationally-supervised independence from the breakaway province, the Slovenian Press Agency reported.

       On the contrary, BiH Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj said Wednesday in the BiH capital Sarajevo that his country is not at all thinking about recognizing Kosovo.

       BiH's policy on Kosovo is for the Serbian government and the Kosovo Albanian authority to reach some agreement, Alkalaj said, adding that BiH "will be among the last ones, if it ever recognizes Kosovo due to a complex situation in Bosnia".

       It is believed that the Kosovo parliament will adopt a statement of intent to proclaim independence on Feb. 17.

       Some EU states including France, Britain, Germany and Italy are keen to recognize the independence of Kosovo as soon as it is proclaimed, while a group of other members such as Cyprus, Greece, Romania and Spain are not in favor of one-sided declaration of independence for Kosovo.