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January 26, 2004
ERP KiM Newsletter
26-01-04
Covic: Serbs will
never recognize independence of Kosovo
"Rugova's declaration
at yesterday's session showed that he is exclusively and
only for the independence of Kosovo and Metohija. Not a single Serb will
live in
an independent Kosovo and Metohija and Serbs will never recognize the
independence of Kosovo and Metohija", stated Covic at the Serbian
Governments
news conference.
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CONTENTS:
 Rondorf: Status of KOsovo will not be solved in
opposition to the will of Serbia
The
Chief of the German Office in Pristina, Peter Rondorf said that the
final
status of Kosovo would not be solved in opposition to the will of
Serbia, adding
that that this precondition was set by the European Union.
Krstovic:
Kosovo is far away from Europe
"If there is a
situation in which members of one ethnic society don't have freedom of
movement or security, very often there are terrorist activities
undertaken against them, their property has been confiscated, and even
after so long time they can not go back to their houses, than it is
obviously that Kosovo is still far away from Europe", said Krstovic.
Covic appeals to UN chief to halt terrorism in
Kosovo
Head of
the State Coordination Center for Kosmet, Nebojsa Covic appealed to
UNMIK
head Harri Holkeri to stop terrorist and criminal factors in the
province and look after the interests of all national communities. Covic
told a press conference that he expected Holkeri's reaction to
yesterday's expose of the Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova in which
according to Covic Rugova had advocated exclusively for an independent
Kosovo.
Covic: Serbs will never recognize independence of
Kosovo
"Rugova's declaration at yesterday's session showed that he is
exclusively and only for the independence of Kosovo and Metohija. Not a
single Serb will live in an independent Kosovo and Metohija and Serbs
will never recognize the independence of Kosovo and Metohija", stated
Covic at the Serbian Governments news conference.
Mark Baskin: No security in Kosovo
Baskin said there
were three or four elements that indicate a lack of security and
independence in Kosovo-Metohija, while in the first place there was no
general and legal security, and added that murders and other criminal
acts were continuing, which was creating a sense of insecurity.
Police help ethnic Albanian destroy a Serbian home
Vignjevic also warns: "We managed to defend ourselves yesterday, but if
the threats continue and they force me to move out, the rest of 1.600
remainig Serbs in Lipljan will leave, too"
Coordinating Center calls for observing S-M/UNMIK
common document
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Coordinating
Centre for Kosovo-Metohija Nebojsa Covic said on Friday that the Serbian
government demands that UNMIK respects the common document of
Serbia-Montenegro and UNMIK and to enable further work of the high
working group of Serbia-Montenegro and UNMIK.
George Jatras: Clark placed career ahead of nation
in Kosovo
Gen. Clark's buddy in Kosovo was Hashim Thaci, the leader of the
Kosovo Liberation Army which, according to the July 30, 2002, Belfast
News Letter (N. Ireland), is engaged in sex slavery, prostitution,
murder, kidnapping and drugs. The Daily Telegraph reported on Feb. 19,
2002, that "European drug squad officers say Albanian and Kosovo
Albanian dealers are ruthlessly trying to seize control of the European
heroin market ..." This is the same Hashim "The Snake" Thaci with whom
Clark was photographed in a triumphal handshake after NATO forces
occupied Kosovo.
Bosnian police expert details Balkan drug routes
There is excellent cooperation between Kosovo Albanians and the
Muslims in Sandzak who, in turn, have good ties with the Bosniaks in
Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Albanian mafia, as the third strongest European
mafia group, following the Russian and the Italian mafia, has
established a drug corridor from Turkey, through Bulgaria, to Kosovo.
Part of the drugs from Kosovo travel through Montenegro and Albania to
Italy, and on to West Europe. Another part travels through Sandzak,
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia and Slovenia.
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Rondorf: Status of Kosovo will not be solved in opposition to the will
of Serbia
The Chief of the German Office in Pristina, Peter Rondorf said that the
final
status of Kosovo would not be solved in opposition to the will of
Serbia, adding
that that this precondition was set by the European Union.
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Balkan web
Pristina, 23 January 2004
The Chief of the German Office in Pristina, Peter Rondorf said that the
final
status of Kosovo would not be solved in opposition to the will of
Serbia, adding
that that this precondition was set by the European Union.
"As long as the local Serbs here address to the government in Belgrade
then it
has the right to be involved in Kosovo," said Rondorf.
The German diplomat made appeal on the majority population to give more
hopes to
minorities to integrate in Kosovo society.
Rondorf explained that because of the diametrically opposite stances of
Serbs and
Albanians related to the future of Kosovo the international community
has
presented the strategy "standards for Kosova", which aims at bringing
the stances
of ethnic communities closer to one another.
(The
statement of the German chief of mission was also reported by K/Albanian
media: Kosovapress, Kosovalive etc)
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Krstovic: Kosovo is far away from Europe
"If
there is a situation in which members of one ethnic society don't have
freedom of movement or security, very often there are terrorist
activities undertaken against them, their property has been confiscated,
and even after so long time they can not go back to their houses, than
it is obviously that Kosovo is still far away from Europe", said
Krstovic.
TOP
Free Serbia,
Belgrade
Pristina, 23 Jan
The chief of the coalition "Povratak" in the Kosovo parliament, Dragisa
Krstovic, evaluated that Kosovo, having in mind the position of the
Serbs, is still far away from Europe.
"If there is a situation in which members of one ethnic society don't
have freedom of movement or security, very often there are terrorist
activities undertaken against them, their property has been confiscated,
and even after so long time they can not go back to their houses, than
it is obviously that Kosovo is still far away from Europe", said
Krstovic.
Krstovic especially warned of the new attempts of robbery of the Serbian
property in Kosovo and Metohija by false documents of ownership.
"There are a lot of false documents in Kosovo. The people have shown me
the papers that say that they have sold their property to some
Albanians. However, it is all about clear fabrication, because that kind
of transaction never happened", said Krstovic and announced that the
Serbian representatives would ask an intervention from the international
community so this issue would be solved.
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Covic appeals to UN chief to halt terrorism in Kosovo
Head of the
State Coordination Center for Kosmet, Nebojsa Covic appealed to UNMIK
head Harri Holkeri to stop terrorist and criminal factors in the
province and look after the interests of all national communities. Covic
told a press conference that he expected Holkeri's reaction to
yesterday's expose of the Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova in which
according to Covic Rugova had advocated exclusively for an independent
Kosovo.
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Radio Serbia Montenegro
January 23, 2004, Belgrade
Head of the State
Coordination Center for Kosmet, Nebojsa Covic appealed to UNMIK
head Harri Holkeri to stop terrorist and criminal factors in the
province and look after the interests of all national communities. Covic
told a press conference that he expected Holkeri's reaction to
yesterday's expose of the Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova in which
according to Covic Rugova had advocated exclusively for an independent
Kosovo.
In such an environment it cannot be expected that Serbs representatives
in Kosmet take part in working groups for the implementation of
standards, Covic said. He reiterated that Belgrade was ready for
continuation of negotiations with Pristina but that the Provincial
delegation had to be multiethnic and must not include persons on
warrants.
Report by B92, Belgrade
January 23, 2004
BELGRADE -- Saturday – The head of Belgrade's Kosovo Coordination
Centre, Nebojsa
Covic, has called on Kosovo governor Harri Holkeri to put a stop to
terrorist and criminal activities in Kosovo and pay closer attention to
the plight of national minorities.
Covic said today that Serb representatives could not be expected to
collaborate with working groups preparing the implementation plan for
standards in the province.
"They are mostly ordinary businessmen, but don't know how to produce
anything apart from violence.
"They are engaged in trade and dealing and in doing so can only
represent the business and housing interests of the Serb national
community," he added.
Covic said that he was expecting a response from Holkeri to a speech in
which Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova said he supported only an
independent Kosovo.
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Covic: Serbs will never recognize independence of Kosovo
"Rugova's declaration at
yesterday's session showed that he is exclusively and only for the
independence of Kosovo and Metohija. Not a single Serb will live in an
independent Kosovo and Metohija and Serbs will never recognize the
independence of Kosovo and Metohija", stated Covic at the Serbian
Governments news conference.
TOP
Free Serbia,
Belgrade
Pristina, 23 January, 2004
Vice President of Serbia and President of the Coordination Center for
Kosovo and Metohija, Nebojsa Covic, said today that UNMIK Chief Harri
Holkeri urgently needs to react to the position of Kosovo President
Ibrahim Rugova about the independence of Kosovo.
"Rugova's declaration at yesterday's session showed that he is
exclusively and only for the independence of Kosovo and Metohija. Not a
single Serb will live in an independent Kosovo and Metohija and Serbs
will never recognize the independence of Kosovo and Metohija", stated
Covic at the Serbian Governments news conference.
TOP
Mark
Baskin: No security in Kosovo
Baskin said
there were three or four elements that indicate a lack of security and
independence in Kosovo-Metohija, while in the first place there was no
general and legal security, and added that murders and other criminal
acts were continuing, which was creating a sense of insecurity.
TOP
Tanjug, Belgrade
Washington D.C., January 23, 2004
In Kosovo and Metohija there is no general or legal security, former UN
administrator for Prizren Mark Baskin told the Voice of America.
Baskin said there were three or four elements that indicate a lack of
security and independence in Kosovo-Metohija, while in the first place
there was no general and legal security, and added that murders and
other criminal acts were continuing, which was creating a sense of
insecurity.
TOP
Police
help ethnic Albanian destroy a Serbian home
Vignjevic warns: "We managed to defend ourselves yesterday, but if the
threats continue and they force me to move out, the rest of 1.600
remainig Serbs in Lipljan will leave, too"
Dan daily, Belgrade
Lipljan, January 23, 2004
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An incident
occurred in Lipljan on January 22, when an ethnic Albanian, Driton
Byitiqi, from Cuculjaga village, tried to demolish one half of the
(Serbian) Vignjevic family home. Mr. Borivoje Vignjevic, the
vice-president of Lipljan municipality, lives with his family in the
other half of the house. Mr. Bytiqi was assisted by ethnic Albanian KPS
officers, UNMIK police members and representatives of the court. A
Vignjevic family member, although never living there, sold a half of the
house to Mr. Bytiqi two years ago.
Driton Bytiqi had bought a part of the land parcel of 750m2, and a half
of the house from Borivoje's uncle. Byitiqi tried yesterday, with the
help of a dozen of KPS officers, two UNMIK policemen and court
representatives to enter forcefully through the door of the house where
Borivoje lives with his father, wife and two minor children.
"My father Slavko and me stood in front of the furious police officers
and Bytiqi and we managed to stop them to break into the house. They
were extremely arrogant, they yelled and pushed us. One KPS lieutenant
colonel was so rough with my father that he hurt his arm," Borivoje
Vignjevic affirmed.
He reminded that there is an ongoing legal procedure regarding the
purchase of a part of the house and the land parcel which were sold by
Vignjevic's uncle who presently lives in Krusevac (central Serbia).
Vignjevic lodged a complaint through his lawyer against the decision of
the Municipal court, because, according to the law, he has right on
"priority purchase" since the house is situated in the "ethnically
Serbian surrounding". Unfortunately, Kosovo judiciary system does not
respect any law.
Vignjevic said that an unexpected arrival of the new "owner" Bytiqi and
his aides is the revenge for his media statements in which he accused
UNMIK and KPS for doing nothing to find and arrest the perpetrators of
the brutal attack on Aleksandar Nastic and six other Serbs two weeks
ago.
"We are all still under stress, both my father and wife, but especially
my two sons, aged 10 and 12. I requested help from KFOR and UNMIK, and I
will contact my lawyer as soon as possible, to react in a legal way"
Vignjevic emphasised in his statement
According to his own words, he is determined to stay in Lipljan, despite
all the threats and pressures.
Vignjevic also warns: "We managed to defend ourselves yesterday, but if
the threats continue and they force me to move out, the rest of 1.600
remainig Serbs in Lipljan will leave, too"
TOP
Coordinating Center calls for observing common Serbia-Montenegro/UNMIK
document
Serbian
Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Coordinating Centre for
Kosovo-Metohija Nebojsa Covic said on Friday that the Serbian government
demands that UNMIK respects the common document of Serbia-Montenegro and
UNMIK and to enable further work of the high working group of
Serbia-Montenegro and UNMIK.
TOP
Serbian
Government, Belgrade
January 23, 2004
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Coordinating Centre for
Kosovo-Metohija Nebojsa Covic said on Friday that the Serbian government
demands that UNMIK respects the common document of Serbia-Montenegro and
UNMIK and to enable further work of the high working group of
Serbia-Montenegro and UNMIK.
Covic told a press conference at the Serbian government building that
Belgrade wants to continue the dialogue with Pristina through four
working groups, which would deal with the return of the displaced, the
issues of the missing and kidnapped, energy, and transport and
telecommunications.
He also said that the Serb community in Kosovo is intimidated by Kosovo
President Ibrahim Rugova's recent address to the provincial parliament
and his request for an independent Kosovo.
Slobodan Samardzic of the Coordinating Centre said that representatives
of the Serb community and its political coalition Povratak might visit
Washington, Brussels, Paris, London, and Berlin in order to explain the
situation in the province to leaders of the European Union and the
United States.
Another Coordinating Centre official Predrag Simic said that the return
of the 270,000 Serbs and other non-Albanians to Kosovo is Serbia's main
interest, along with the protection of its own territory.
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George Jatras: Clark placed career ahead of nation in Kosovo
Gen.
Clark's buddy in Kosovo was Hashim Thaci, the leader of the Kosovo
Liberation Army which, according to the July 30, 2002, Belfast News
Letter (N. Ireland), is engaged in sex slavery, prostitution, murder,
kidnapping and drugs. The Daily Telegraph reported on Feb. 19, 2002,
that "European drug squad officers say Albanian and Kosovo Albanian
dealers are ruthlessly trying to seize control of the European heroin
market ..." This is the same Hashim "The Snake" Thaci with whom Clark
was photographed in a triumphal handshake after NATO forces occupied
Kosovo.
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Tucson Citizen
Friday, January 23, 2004
Guest Opinion: George Jatras
Col. George Jatras, USAF
(Ret.), of Camp Hill, Pa., flew 230 F-4 combat missions in Vietnam,
served for seven years with various NATO designated units, was the
senior Air Force attaché to the Soviet Union ('79-'81) and the senior
Air Force advisor to the Naval War College, where he also served as an
instructor in the Strategy Department.
The Dan Christman and Chuck Larson guest column published on Jan. 8 -
"Gen. Clark's stand vs. Milosevic praiseworthy" - was remarkable as much
for what it didn't say as for the distortions in what it did say.
In praising Clark's testimony against former Yugoslav dictator Slobodan
Milosevic before the International Tribunal at The Hague, the authors
failed to mention that Milosevic was not permitted to question Clark on
what the general had written in his book, "Waging Modern War."
Also, the U.S. government demanded and received the right to edit
videotapes and transcripts of the sessions before they were made public.
Following his secret testimony at The Hague, Clark, in answer to an
inquiry about what should happen to Saddam Hussein, hypocritically
stated that it was important that Hussein's trial not be behind closed
doors, so that the whole world could see justice done.
While the article had high praise in general terms for Clark's
leadership of NATO forces in the Balkans, a critical look at his
performance tells a different story.
In "Waging Modern War" Clark writes about his fury upon learning that
Russian peacekeepers had entered the airport at Pristina, Kosovo, before
British or American forces.
In an Aug. 3, 1999, article, "The guy who almost started World War III,"
The Guardian (UK) wrote: "No sooner are we told by Britain's top
generals that the Russians played a crucial role in ending the West's
war against Yugoslavia than we learn that if NATO's supreme commander,
the American Gen. Wesley Clark, had had his way, British paratroopers
would have stormed Pristina airport, threatening to unleash the most
frightening crisis with Moscow since the end of the Cold War. 'I'm not
going to start the third world war for you', Gen. Mike Jackson,
commander of the international K-For peacekeeping force, is reported to
have told Gen. Clark when he refused to accept an order to send assault
troops to prevent Russian troops from taking over the airfield of
Kosovo's provincial capital."
Gen. Clark's buddy in Kosovo was Hashim Thaci, the leader of the Kosovo
Liberation Army which, according to the July 30, 2002, Belfast News
Letter (N. Ireland), is engaged in sex slavery, prostitution, murder,
kidnapping and drugs.
The Daily Telegraph reported on Feb. 19, 2002, that "European drug squad
officers say Albanian and Kosovo Albanian dealers are ruthlessly trying
to seize control of the European heroin market ..." This is the same
Hashim "The Snake" Thaci with whom Clark was photographed in a triumphal
handshake after NATO forces occupied Kosovo.
As for his ability as a military leader, Gen. Clark failed on two
counts: the Kosovo air campaign and his plan for a ground campaign.
While the questionable effectiveness of the air campaign is not solely
his responsibility, his coverup of the results ("Kosovo Cover Up,"
Newsweek, May 15, 2000) are testimony to his dedication to power and
career.
As for a ground war, which Gen. Clark admits that he favored, he insists
that he could have conducted a successful ground war in Kosovo by
sending supporting Apache helicopters through the mountain passes
between Albania and Kosovo, a plan which was described to me by an
Apache pilot as "hare-brained" and "suicidal."
There is no doubt that a ground war with the might of 19 NATO nations
behind it eventually would have succeeded, but at what cost and why? To
feed Gen. Clark's ego and ambition.
Before accepting the judgment of Adm. Larson and Lt. Gen. Christman, one
should also consider the comments of two retired four-star generals,
Gen.Tommy Franks, who led the campaign to capture Baghdad, and Gen. Hugh
Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
An article in the Jan. 12 New Yorker quoted statements they made shortly
after Clark announced his candidacy. When asked if Clark would make a
good president, Franks' short reply was, "Absolutely not." When asked
the same question, Shelton replied that "... the reason he came out of
[his NATO command in] Europe had to do with integrity and character
issues ... Wes won't get my vote."
Such comments by retired four-star generals about another four-star are
almost unprecedented. They should not be taken lightly.
If Gen. Clark had had his way in Kosovo, we might have gone to war with
Russia, or at least resurrected vestiges of the Cold War, and we
certainly would have had hundreds if not thousands of casualties in an
ill-conceived ground war.
Clark's obsession with career and power is what we saw too often in
senior leaders during the Vietnam War and hoped never to see again in
those with positions of responsibility for the lives of our GIs and the
security of our nation.
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Bosnian
police expert details Balkan drug routes
There is
excellent cooperation between Kosovo Albanians and the Muslims in
Sandzak who, in turn, have good ties with the Bosniaks in Bosnia-Hercegovina.
The Albanian mafia, as the third strongest European mafia group,
following the Russian and the Italian mafia, has established a drug
corridor from Turkey, through Bulgaria, to Kosovo. Part of the drugs
from Kosovo travel through Montenegro and Albania to Italy, and on to
West Europe. Another part travels through Sandzak, Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Croatia and Slovenia.
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Source:
Nezavisne novine, Banja Luka, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian
January 16, 2004
Bosnian police expert details Balkan drug routes
Text of commentary by Marko Nicovic, chairman of the International
Narcotics Enforcement, Officers Association: "Drug routes", published by
Bosnian Serb newspaper Nezavisne novine on 16 January
At the time of the SFRJ [Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia], the
whole world knew about the so-called "Balkans route", which was used for
moving 90 per cent of all narcotics manufactured in the Middle and Near
East from Turkey to the West.
The SFRJ, however, was well organized in terms of narcotics security,
which was the reason why for several years it had been a European
recordholder in the quantity of drugs confiscated, particularly heroin.
Bosnia-Hercegovina was at the time mainly involved in drugs through its
Muslim citizens, who had family in Turkey and ties with guest workers in
Western Europe.
During the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the civil war, the drug
channels avoided this area, particularly Bosnia-Hercegovina. The war,
however, had seen a major presence of synthetic opiates, LSD and
stimulants, used by soldiers in the trenches in order to stay awake.
These drugs mainly came from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and
Italy, while the Islamic extremists and the mujahidin had introduced the
Eastern culture, such as consumption of hashish.
The International Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association has
established that, during the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina, there was close
cooperation in the field of drugs between the Croat and Muslim
paramilitary structures. In the Neretva River basin, although at war
with each other, they jointly grew Indian hemp, which is used for
producing marijuana.
When peace was established, international troops and numerous government
and nongovernmental organizations came to Bosnia-Hercegovina, followed
by underground structures that have been active in supplying the former
with drugs. On the other hand, there is excellent cooperation between
Kosovo Albanians and the Muslims in Sandzak who, in turn, have good ties
with the Bosniaks in Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Albanian mafia, as the
third strongest European mafia group, following the Russian and the
Italian mafia, has established a drug corridor from Turkey, through
Bulgaria, to Kosovo. Part of the drugs from Kosovo travel through
Montenegro and Albania to Italy, and on to West Europe. Another part
travels through Sandzak, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia and Slovenia. Serbs
in the [Bosnian] Serb Republic [RS] have also been involved in these
routes, regardless of their political, ideological and religious
differences with the other ethnic groups. These mafia organizations now
have exceptionally close mutual cooperation, as well as with
international underground structures. As the criminals in Serbia have
good cooperation with the Albanians in Kosovo, the RS indirectly through
them has been supplied with opiates. This is illustrated by the price of
drugs, which has remained unchanged for several years. This means that
the smuggling lobbies in the RS are constantly supplied.
I am certain that, in the following period, new drug-related cases will
be discovered in Bosnia-Hercegovina, as there is no sincere exchange of
information between the different police structures on the activities of
criminal groups of different ethnic affiliations. This is an ideal
environment for actions of criminal groups that well understand the
process of generating money and power and transcend ethnic differences.
There is also a grave danger that these activities involve multinational
pharmaceutical companies, which in a planned fashion cover the market
with products and chemical components that are used for the
manufacturing of synthetic drugs in countries without a rigorous list of
controlled substances that may be misused for manufacturing opiates. The
multinational companies have also purchased many drug producers from
former Yugoslavia, with the intention of generating profits through
production and sale of synthetic drugs and opiates, while staying
"clean" in their countries of origin.
It has been observed that, in the Balkans and globally, synthetic drugs
travel from the West to the East, while the "natural drugs" move in the
opposite direction. Thus, the world's paradox is that, of the 1.5bn
dollars annually generated on the sale of drugs, only 30 per cent
account for synthetic drugs. This means that the rich countries sell
synthetic narcotics, which are around 50 times cheaper than natural
opiates, to the poor regions in the world.
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News from
Kosovo and Metohija 23-24 Jan
I*Net News,
Belgrade
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Saturday 24 January 2004
20:40 Vasil Turpukovski, a former member of the Presidency of the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, now leader of the Democratic
Alternative and a professor at Skopje University, said that the
independence of Kosovo is a reality and that Macedonia may disappear if
the creation of a Greater Albania is permitted.
20:20 Kosovo Ombudsman Marek Antoni Nowicki has sent the new secretary
general of NATO Jaap de Hoop Scheffer a letter requesting monetary
compensation for the families of victims killed during the NATO bombing
of Kosovo and Metohija in 1999 and offering them moral satisfaction
since the targets of the attacks were civilian and not military targets.
20:00 Coordinating Center for Kosovo and Metohija head Nebojsa Covic
appealed to UNMIK chief Harri Holkeri to stop terrorist and criminal
factors in Kosovo and Kosovo and devote more attention to the interests
of all national communities.
19:40 After a ten day interruption, collection of signatures on a
petition for the establishment of three separate regions inhabited
primarily by Albanians in Montenegro will continue in Malesija, the
region from Podgorica to the Albanian border, said one of the organizers
of this campaign, Nik Djeljosaj.
Friday 23 January 2004
22:00 The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church appealed to the
government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to release
Metropolitan Jovan of Veles and Povardarje, the exarch of the Ohrid
Archdiocese, from prison, the Information Service of the Serbian
Orthodox Church advised.
21:20 Kosovo ombudsman Marek Antoni Nowicki met in Pristina with Council
of Europe Parliamentary Assembly rapporteur Tony Lloyd and informed him
regarding the situation of human rights in the Province.
21:00 In Kosovo and Metohija there is neither general nor real security,
Mark Baskin, the former UN administrator for Prizren, told "Voice of
America".
20:40 Dragisa Krstovic, Return Coalition (Povratak) whip in the Kosovo
parliament, assessed that as far as the position of the Serbs is
concerned, Kosovo is still far away from Europe.
20:20 Coordinating Center for Kosovo and Metohija head Nebojsa Covic
denied assertions by Pristina that Belgrade is not being constructive
with respect to forming task groups for implementation of standards in
Kosovo.
20:00 Peter Randorf, the head of the German Office in Pristina, stated
that the final status of Kosovo will not be resolved against Serbia's
will, adding that this condition was set by the European Union.
19:40 Coordinating Center for Kosovo and Metohija head Nebojsa Covic
stated that UNMIK chief Harri Holkeri should react immediately to the
views of Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova on the independence of Kosovo
because Serbs will never accept an independent Kosovo and Metohija.
12:40 Kosovo premier Bajram Rexhepi said that he does not support the
principle of multiethnicity in Kosovo in the form that the international
community is attempting to impose but he called on all citizens to live
together and respect one another.
12:20 UNMIK chief Harri Holkeri met with representatives of the
diplomatic offices of five Western countries in Kosovo regarding
privatization process issues and the Kosovo Protection Corps.
12:00 The Serb National Council of Kosovska Mitrovica expressed its
concern as a result of UNMIK chief Harri Holkeri's demand that only the
fates of missing Kosovo Albanians be resolved.
11:40 Kosovo premier Bajram Rexhepi invited representatives of the
Serbian community to participate in the task groups for implementing
standards required of Kosovo by the UN Security Council.
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