Serbian Patriarch Irinej attends a religious service at the St. Sava church in Belgrade on July 22, 2010. The United States asked European nations Thursday to ‘unite’ behind a UN court ruling validating Kosovo’s independence, with Vice President Joe Bidenreaching out to Serbia. In a non-binding verdict, the International Court of Justice in The Hague rejected Serbia’s argument that Kosovo’s declaration of independence in 2008 had no legal basis.
