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July 28,
2003
ERP KIM Newsletter
28-07-03
CONTENTS:
 SERB
MAN ATTACKED IN PRISTINA
Serb Svetomir Acic sustained light injuries
when he was attacked by a 20 year-old Albanian man in front of his home in
Ace Marovica Street in Pristina. Acic told KIM Radio in Caglavica
that the attacker had been pressuring for months to leave and sell his
house.
FEAST
OF HOLY ARCHANGELS CELEBRATED IN MONASTERY NEAR PRIZREN
German KFOR
and UNMIK police undertook rigorous measures of protection, sealing off
entire valley around the monastery. KFOR helicopters hovered above the
monastery grounds and the neighboring roads were secured by check-points.
KOSOVO
VOTE ON SERBIAN CONSTITUTION
People in
Kosovo should also be allowed to vote on the new Serbian constitution,
Democratic Party official Jelena Jeftic has said in a newspaper interview
published today.
MOMCILO
TRAJKOVIC: UN GOVERNOR MUST STOP KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
TRAJKOVIC: I expect
[Harri] Holkeri to oppose the pressure of various lobbies and groups in
the international community for Kosovo to be independent, and to work on
the key issue of the return of Serbs and other non-Albanian populations to
the province
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SERB MAN
ATTACKED IN PRISTINA
Serb Svetomir Acic
sustained light injuries when he was attacked by a 20 year-old Albanian
man in front of his home in Ace Marovica Street in Pristina. Acic
told KIM Radio in Caglavica that the attacker had been pressuring for
months to leave and sell his house.
TOP
BETA, KIM
RADIO
July 27, 2003
PRISTINA - Serb Svetomir Acic sustained light injuries when he was
attacked by a 20 year-old Albanian man in front of his home in Ace
Marovica Street in Pristina, Serb sources from Kosovo reported to Beta.
The attack occurred last night. Acic was attacked with a pickax by his
Albanian neighbor. The family immediately reported the incident to police
and KFOR and the attacker was arrested.
Acic and his family are the only remaining Serbs in the street, located in
the center of Pristina.
Acic told KIM Radio in Caglavica that the attacker had been pressuring for
months to leave and sell his house. He had already illegaly occupied
Prilncevic family houses in Pristina. Not long ago, after a conflict with
the Acic family, this young Albanian and his father were fined with 150
EUR for disturbing peace and order. Nevertheless, they seem to be intent
to chase all Serbs from this city, said Acovic.
Despite the threats Acic is determined to remain in Pristina with his
family.
At the moment only 200 out of 40.000 pre war Serb population live in
Pristina.
TOP
celebration under heavy KFOR protection
Holy Archangels Monastery -
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THE
FEAST OF HOLY ARCHANGEL GABRIEL CELEBRATED IN THE HOLY ARCHANGELS'
MONASTERY
German KFOR and UNMIK police undertook rigorous measures of protection,
sealing off entire valley around the monastery. KFOR helicopters hovered
above the monastery grounds and the neighboring roads were secured by
check-points.
TOP
KIM RADIO
JULY 26, 2003
The feast of the Holy Archangel Gabriel was celebrated today in the Holy
Archangels' monastery near Prizren. The holy Liturgy was served by the
priests and priest-monks of the Raska and Prizren Diocese. The celebration
was attended by several hundreds pilgrems who came from different parts of
Kosovo-Metohija and central Serbia, escorted by KFOR and police vehicles.
Compared to
the last year's celebration when an explosion on the nearby hill
interrupted the ceremony this year's celebration passed without any
incidents. German KFOR and UNMIK police undertook rigorous measures of
protection, sealing off entire valley around the monastery. KFOR
helicopters hovered above the monastery grounds and the neighboring roads
were secured by check-points.
This feast has
become a focal point for many displaced Serbs from Prizren who gather
every year in their monastery to pray for the return to their homes.
At the moment
only 68 elderly Serbs live in Prizren, out of 8.000 of the pre-war Serb
population.
TOP
KOSOVO
VOTE ON SERBIAN CONSTITUTION
People in
Kosovo should also be allowed to vote on the new Serbian constitution,
Democratic Party official Jelena Jeftic has said in a newspaper interview
published today.
TOP
Beta News
Agency, Belgrade
Novi Sad, July 27, 2003
NOVI SAD -- Sunday – People in Kosovo should also be allowed to vote on
the new Serbian constitution, Democratic Party official Jelena Jeftic has
said in a newspaper interview published today.
"It would be logical for the population in Kosovo to vote in a
referendum", Jeftic, a member of the commission tasked with drafting the
constitution, told Novi Sad daily Dnevnik. "Of course, we’ll see what kind
of stance the international community will take on it, but I expect that
we, as a state, will do everything so that the referendum is held on the
whole territory of Serbia."
Jeftic added that she "honestly" believes Kosovo will remain part of
Serbia, since "Europe wants no more separatism in the Balkans."
TOP
MOMCILO TRAJKOVIC: UN GOVERNOR MUST STOP KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
TRAJKOVIC:
I expect
[Harri] Holkeri to oppose the pressure of various lobbies and groups in
the international community for Kosovo to be independent, and to work on
the key issue of the return of Serbs and other non-Albanian populations to
the province
TOP
Beta News Agency, Belgrade
Belgrade, July 27, 2003
The president of the Committee for Kosovo in the Serbian Assembly, Momcilo
Trajkovic, announced that he expected from the new UNMIK head, Finn Harri
Holkeri to cut off the process which leads towards independence of Kosovo,
as well as to make the political scene in this province more serious.
"I expect
[Harri] Holkeri to oppose the pressure of various lobbies and groups in
the international community for Kosovo to be independent, and to work on
the key issue of the return of Serbs and other non-Albanian populations to
the province", said Trajkovic.
The member of the Presidency of the Kosovan Assembly, Oliver Ivanovic,
also considers that Holkeri can be a good solution. He added that the
Security Council led by prior experiences should limit the independence
and individuality of its Kosovo representative.
The former
Finnish Prime Minister Harri Holkeri was named two days ago as the new
head of the UN Mission in Kosovo. The decision to name Holkeri, who has no
experience in the Balkans, was reached by the UN Secretary General Kofi
Annan, after interviewing another 10 candidates.
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