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09 November 2002
CONTENTS
· UN:
There is progress in Kosovo, but it is "very slow"
(Koha Ditore)
· UNMIK: Steiner
remains in charge of Kosovo's international relations (Zëri)
· European
Parliament: Mitrovica is not under the authority of UN and the Kosovo
Government (Koha)
· Covic: Belgrade
and intl community to decide on Kosovo's status (Zëri)
· Shala: Open
issues and closed issues (Zëri)
· Serb-Montenegrin
preamble doesn't change US policy (Koha Ditore)
· President
Rugova meets US Head of Office Reno Harnish (all dailies)
· Dukagjini
Group trial starts in Prishtina (all dailies)
· Bujar Bukoshi
reacts to PM Rexhepi's statement on independence (all dailies)
· US Mission
in Kosovo condemns incident in Grmovo (Koha/Kosova Sot)
· Serb soldiers
move the boundary and arrest an Albanian (all dailies)
UN: There is progress in Kosovo,
but it is "very slow" (Koha Ditore)
Koha Ditore carries a report from the UN Security Council regular meeting
on the situation in Kosovo. Koha Ditore reports that Jean-Marie Guehenno,
UN Under-Secretary for Peacekeeping Operations, said that special emphasis
should be given to the efforts for interethnic reconciliation in Kosovo.
Guehenno also reportedly said that the current problems which impede a
rapid progress are the existence of parallel structures and the continuous
attacks against the Serb community which is in the minority.
Guehenno said that Kosovar leaders are responsible for creating conditions which would enable better inter-municipal relations and the promotion of inter-ethnic reconciliation. In this respect, Guehenno welcomed the statement made by Kosovar political leaders on decentralization, which was signed last Friday. "However, more should be done, including turning words into deeds and clearer statements against violence," said Guehenno. "The biggest share of efforts falls upon the community which is in the majority."
UNMIK: Steiner remains in charge
of Kosovo's international relations (Zëri)
Zëri suggests that the international administration seems not to
have welcomed the decision of President Ibrahim Rugova to appoint former
US Senator Bob Dole as Kosovo's Ambassador of Honor to the US.
Quoting sources at UNMIK, Zëri reports SRSG Michael Steiner will send a letter to President Rugova through which he will inform him that he cannot make such appointments. The same source said that SRSG Steiner was facing the same situation as two months ago when he was forced to react to the official Tirana to shut down a diplomatic office of Kosovo in Albania.
European Parliament: Mitrovica
is not under the authority of UN and the Kosovo Government (Koha)
Koha Ditore reports that the European Parliament has endorsed a resolution
calling upon all countries of southeastern Europe to fulfill the basic
conditions if they to continue in the path toward European integrations
and receive financial assistance from the EU. The resolution mentions
three basic conditions, one of which is full cooperation with The Hague
tribunal for war crimes committed in former Yugoslavia.
Koha Ditore also reports that the European Parliament has asked Belgrade to urgently put an end to the situation which has brought Mitrovica de facto outside the authority of UNMIK and the Kosovo Government.
The resolution also reportedly said that there should be a strategy on the future of Kosovo in accordance with UNSC Resolution 1244 so that it can be fully integrated in EU policy.
Covic: Belgrade and international
community to decide on Kosovo's status (Zëri)
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Nebojsa Covic said Friday that the inclusion
of Kosovo in the Constitutional Charter doesn't prejudge Kosovo's status
and that the international community together with Belgrade would decide
on Kosovo's status, Zëri reports.
Covic reportedly told Serbian media that the inclusion of Kosovo as part of Serbia was a good step to test the elected Kosovar Albanian politicians. "What they showed with their statements is that they are interested in the Constitutional Charter, and thus they are interested in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia," added Covic.
Shala: Open issues and closed
issues (Zëri)
Zëri carries a column by editor Blerim Shala in which he comments
on how Serb members of the assembly left the session unsatisfied with
the procedure that resulted in the endorsement of the resolution that
objects to the preamble of the Constitutional Charter.
"The formulations in the notorious preamble keep alive the illusions that things in Kosovo can be returned to what they were before 1999. Thus, many Kosovo Serb politicians believe that it will not be too late before KFOR leaves Kosovo, UNMIK will no longer be present, Serb military and police forces will return and as a result of all this Kosovo will be organized in a manner in which Serb politicians will have the leadership. If Kosovo's final status remains an open issue, a number of other issues are already closed: therefore, Kosovo will be lead by Kosovars. Prishtina will be its capitol, Serb forces will never again return to Kosovo. If they would understand these facts, Kosovo Serb politicians would surely act differently and there would be much better relations at the Kosovo Assembly," Shala concluded.
Serb-Montenegrin preamble doesn't
change US policy (Koha Ditore)
A spokesman of the US Office in Prishtina has told Koha Ditore that regardless
of the content of the preamble of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia
and Montenegro, US policy toward Kosovo wouldn't undergo any changes.
"As for the part of the preamble that refers to Kosovo, our policy
remains unchanged. The process of determining Kosovo's future status has
been defined in UNSC Resolution 1244 and is not affected by the language
of the preamble," said the spokesman.
President Rugova meets US Head
of Office Reno Harnish (all dailies)
All dailies carry reports from yesterday's meeting between President Rugova
and the Head of the US Office in Prishtina, Reno Harnish.
Harnish reportedly said that the stance of the US Government is that what is said in other documents will not affect the future political status of Kosovo.
President Rugova was quoted as saying, "An independent Kosovo would remove the fear of the people and give an end to manipulations and tendencies of other around us."
Dukagjini Group trial starts in
Prishtina (all dailies)
Marked by the daily paper Zëri as the most spectacular postwar trial
in Kosovo, the trial of the Dukagjini Group, which started yesterday in
Prishtina District Court, has been given extensive coverage in all daily
papers.
According to Koha Ditore, Idriz Balaj and Daut Haradinaj have completely refuted the accusations, while the latter also said that he wasn't even in Kosovo when the maltreatments where said to have taken place. "I was in Albania from the 20 until 25 June," Daut Haradinaj was quoted as saying.
Bota Sot carries the entire text of the indictment raised against the Dukagjini Group.
24 Orë runs a headline Indictment - a political scenario against KPC and KLA war figures.
Bujar Bukoshi reacts to PM Rexhepi's
statement on independence (all dailies)
All dailies report that PReK leader Bujar Bukoshi has reacted to Prime
Minister Bajram Rexhepi's recent statement on independence. Bukoshi, who
was former Prime Minister in exile, was quoted as saying during a press
briefing in Prishtina, "We remind the Prime Minister that the independence
of Kosovo was declared 12 years ago and that the people and institutions
of Kosovo have done this with numerous sacrifices."
US Mission in Kosovo condemns
incident in Grmovo (Koha Ditore)
Koha Ditore carries a communiqué issued by the US Office in Kosovo
through which it condemns the violent act that took place yesterday in
the village of Grmovo, when a small group of Kosovar Albanians stoned
a group of Serb IDPs who had come to visit their estates in the municipality
of Viti/Vitina.
The US Mission in Kosovo reportedly welcomed the act of Kosovar Albanian leaders in Grmovo, who met with their former neighbors after the incident, expressed their regret and invited them to return to their estates.
Serb soldiers move the boundary
and arrest an Albanian (all dailies)
All dailies report that according to Czech and Slovak KFOR, Serb soldiers
have moved the boundary north of the village of Hërticë, 20
km east of Podujevo; however, after KFOR's intervention the previous situation
was restored.
Kosovo Press Headlines
Koha Ditore
Front Page
· UN: There is progress in Kosovo, but it is "very slow"
· European Parliament: Mitrovica is not under UNMIK and Kosovo
Government's authority
· Idriz Balaj - 'Togeri' and Daut Haradinaj stand trial
· Former PM Bukoshi accused PM Rexhepi for 'political folklor'
· Koha Ditore and Kohavision most unbiased during election campaign
· UN endorses resolution on Iraq
Other headlines
· Serb-Montenegrin preamble doesn't change US policy (2)
· US Mission condemns incident in Grmovo (2)
· Kosovo represented by Veton Surroi at Seoul Conference (2)
· Albanians in Macedonia say preamble issue is provoking for Kosovo
(3)
· By promulgating law on civil services, Kosovo fulfills EU criteria
to become an independent entity (4)
· 4 stolen UNMIK vehicles 'rescued' by Albanian police (4)
· CIDA and UNFPA finalize project in Gynecology Clinic in Prishtina
(4)
· [Albania] Waiting for a report on Klosi issue (5)
· Ali Ahmeti - key factor in Macedonia through a 'council for partnership'
(5)
· [Italy] Italians arrest four Albanians with 58 kilos of heroine
(5)
· 'Mist' in UNMIK railroads (6)
· Kosovar Diaspora makes first investment in Kosovo (6)
· PDK and LDK say results in Artana/Kamenica were framed (7)
· Serbs are indifferent toward the committed war crimes (10)
Zëri
Front Page
· Delays in solving Kosovo's status endangers stability in Balkans,
says the European Parliament
· Accused refuse the indictment, Daut Haradinaj defends himself
with alibi
· Shala: Open issues and closed issues
· US Office: We hope Dole will be happy to accept this recognition
· Harnish: What is said in statements will not prejudge Kosovo's
future status
· Trajkovic says Serb assembly members won't return if Daci doesn't
apologize
· Boskovski's 'Lions' remain a problem in Macedonia
Other headlines
· UNMIK: Steiner remains in charge of Kosovo's international affairs
(3)
· Kosovo's future status will not be dictated by the language of
the preamble (3)
· Intl community and Belgrade will decide on Kosovo's status, says
Covic (3)
· No one in KEK knows how long will 4 off - 2 on schedule last
(4)
· Building of civil service in Kosovo has begun (4)
· Seats in municipal assemblies represents vote won in elections
(4)
· Bukoshi asks how many times is Kosovo's independence declared!
(4)
· PM Rexhepi asks for additional funds from donors for maternity
service (5)
· Swiss troops to remain in Kosovo (5)
· German diplomat supports rapid transfer of competencies (5)
· KFOR Commander offers support and cooperation with KPC (5)
· Official Skopje says boundary issue is closed (6)
Bota Sot
Front Page
· Rugova: Recognition of independence would give an end to manipulations
· Process of determining Kosovo's future status is laid out in
Resolution 1244
· What is the truth behind the disappearance of 'Mërgimi'
members?
· What is the Dukagjini Group accused of?
· Bob Dole - Kosovo's diplomatic emblem
· Thanks to Rugova's politics, world today talks about formal recognition
of independence
· UN Security Council endorses US-sponsored resolution on Iraq
Other headlines
· Haugh: We will continue our close cooperation with citizens and
KPS (2)
· Talks on the current situation and security (3)
· Bidard: Mitrovica is a town where UN and KFOR's attention is
focused (3)
· Albanian President congratulates Rugova on successful local elections
(3)
· PM Rexhepi inaugurates uncompleted units (3)
· Kosovo to decide for its political future (4)
· Bukoshi: We cannot declare independence in every Ramadan (5)
· When the Prime Minister shows he is a decade late (7)
· LDK-PSHDK coalition expected to govern in Gjakova (7)
· Ali Lajçi to be reappointed Peja Municipal Assembly Chairman?
(9)
· US Mission condemns incident in Grmovo (9)
· Serb soldiers remove boundaryline in Kosovo's damage (9)
· 30 criminal acts in two days in Gjilan municipality (9)
Kosova Sot
Front page
· European Parliament says there should be a strategy on Kosovo's
future
· The accused deny the indictments
· LDK or PDK: Who will govern in Prizren?
· KEK produces power with a low price, but doesn't spend money
in filters
· Djindjic's invitation, a political speech
· Kosovo's status to be solved as soon as possible
· Should there be a financial police?
· How are factions reflected in smaller parties
Other headlines
· Covic: Intl community and Belgrade to decide on Kosovo's status
(2)
· US Mission condemns incident in Grmovo (4)
· Mitrovica is a town where the UN attention is focused (4)
· Germany supports Resolution 1244 and Steiner's statements (4)
· Bukoshi: Neurotic and folklore reactions (4)
· Civil Service Regulation in accordance with European standards
(6)
Epoka e Re
Front Page
· [Dukagjini Group trial] Categorical denial of accusations
· Bukoshi reacts to PM Rexhepi's statement on independence
· Academy has been privatized by an LDK clan, says Qosja
Other headlines
· Local co-governance, a pre-election vision of Hashim Thaçi
(4)
· Bukoshi's nostalgia for the independence of the time he spent
in Germany (4)
· Haugh promises a safe environment for a normal life of Kosovars
(5)
· German Ambassador supports rapid transfer of competencies (5)
· [Lipjan] LDK announces it doesn't accept cooperation offered
by PDK (5)
· Kosovars of all ethnicities should work together (5)
· Still no governing coalition in Prizren (6)
· LDK chairman congratulates PDK leader on his victory in Malisheva
(6)
· Kosovo is fulfilling EU demands, says Krasniqi (8)
24 Orë
Front Page
· Indictment - a political scenario against KPC and KLA war figures
· Serb soldiers move the boundary and arrest an Albanian
· European Parliament: To define a strategy for the future of Kosovo
· Cyrys: Kosovo's challenge is the development of a multiethnic
society
· I am impressed with the training of KPC, says Carnell
Other headlines
· First KPS police station in Kacanik to be opened next month (4)
· US Mission condemns incident in Grmovo (4)
· Excellent but non-functional renovation (4)
· Serbia is playing the 'devil's game' with Kosovo (5)
· Bota Sot incites new killing in Kosovo (6)
· Switzerland will not reduce its troops in Kosovo (7)
· Will there be serious renovations at KEK? (9)
Belgrade Media Highlights
Saturday, 9 November 2002
· Steiner: UNSC decides on Kosovo's status (Glas)
· The French Army remains in Mitrovica (Politika)
· Galyak: Unnecessary resolution (Glas/Tanjug)
· Serbs boycott Kosovo Assembly (Blic)
· Rugova: Dole - honorary ambassador (Vecernje Novosti/Fonet)
· Council of Europe experts in Kosovo on 15 November (Nacional)
· Detention extended to Jovic (Politika)
Other news:
· Covic: The international community and Belgrade to decide future
status of Kosovo (Radio TV B92)
· Covic:Kosovo situation becoming increasingly complex (RTS/Fonet)
· Serb IDPs stoned in the village of Grmovo (BKTV)
Steiner: UNSC decides on Kosovo's status (Glas)
In a statement released late Thursday Steiner said no other parties could
prejudge the status of the province. It is currently controlled by UN
and NATO peacekeepers (KFOR). "Its future status is open and will
be decided by the Security Council. Any unilateral statement in any form
not endorsed by the Security Council has no effect on the future status
of Kosovo," he said in a statement. Steiner's statement was incorrectly
interpreted both in the Serb and Albanian media which announced that the
declaration was annulled. Steiner simply told both Albanians and Serbs
that UNSCR 1244 was competent for Kosovo, and that such mentioning of
this province in the Constitutional Charter would not prejudge its status.
The French Army remains in Mitrovica (Politika)
"Seven battalions of the Multi-National Brigade "North"
remains in northern Kosovo, thus in Kosovska Mitrovica. All the attention
of the international community, UN, its SRSG Michael Steiner and KFOR
members is being focused on Mitrovica, the town-symbol. We shall act discreetly,
always close to react rapidly and in the right manner," announced
the Multi-National Brigade "North" Commander General Alain Bidar
in Kosovska Mitrovica Bidar speaking at his first press conference since
he assumed his post on September 18. The Multi-National Brigade "North"
will stay in Mitrovica and the bridge checkpoint will not be removed,
says Bidar. He added that some units would change their positions in order
to enable the brigade to become more mobile and operative.
Galyak: Unnecessary resolution (Glas/Tanjug)
Christina Galyak, the Spokesperson of top EU representative for foreign
policy and security Javier Solana, has stated that Kosovo AMs passed a
resolution "absolutely unnecessary" which proclaimed void in
the province the still non-existing Constitutional Charter of Serbia and
Montenegro because it contained a provision according to which Kosovo
and Metohija is part of Serbia. "The decision on including Kosovo
in the preamble of the Constitutional Charter is not a fact since the
Charter has not been passed yet, so Albanian AMs discussed things for
which it is uncertain whether they will be realized at all," Galyak
said. She added that "all this was absolutely unnecessary because
the status of Kosovo would not be changed without the decision of the
Security Council" and the preamble would not have any influence on
the final status of the province".
Serbs boycott Kosovo Assembly (Blic)
KP AMs who left the Kosovo Assembly session are not to return to the Kosovo
Assembly until UNMIK Head Michael Steiner does not intervene and publicly
scolds Assembly Speaker Nexhat Dachi. KP caucus whip Rada Trajkovic told
Blic that Dachi was not allowing Serb AMs to submit their projects through
institutions and that he called any constructive approach by the Serb
side a provocation. "The fact that he has a microphone in front of
him, Dachi uses to insult Serb AMs. Wee will not tolerate this. We explained
Steiner that KP members cannot allow themselves to be molested and harassed,"
said Trajkovic. Oliver Ivanovic, member of the Kosovo Assembly Presidency,
said that Serb representatives spoke with Nexhat Dachi who had apologized
for his behavior towards some AMs, as well as for procedure mistakes at
the Assembly session. "However, we demand from Steiner to protect
us. I expect the international community would provide additional guarantees
since they are also concerned over the fact that Serb AMs left the Kosovo
Assembly," said Ivanovic.
Rugova: Dole - honorary ambassador (Vecernje Novosti/Fonet)
Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova has appointed former US Senator Bob Dole
the honorary ambassador and top representative for Kosovo in the US. "Dole
is Kosovo's great friend who has been supporting for over a decade Kosovo's
fight for freedom, independence and democracy," the announcement
from Rugova's cabinet stated.
Council of Europe experts in Kosovo on 15 November
(Nacional)
UNMIK Head Michael Steiner has announced that the Council of Europe's
legal advisors will arrive in Kosovo on 15 November towards commencing
the draft documentation on decentralization. Steiner announced the arrival
of legal experts during last week's meeting with Yugoslav President Vojislav
Kostunica when the decision was made to commence negotiations on the decentralization
plan despite the low Serb turnout at the local elections.
Detention extended to Jovic (Politika)
The International Trial Chamber has decided to extend detention to Slavoljub
Jovic for another 60 days. He is charged with the criminal act of "participating
in the group that caused clashes." Jovic is also charged with being
responsible for the incidents on 8 April this year on the main Ibar bridge
when several people were injured in clashes between international peace-keepers
and Serb civilians.
Other news:
Covic: The international community and Belgrade
to decide future status of Kosovo (Radio TV B92)
Head of the CCK Nebojsa Covic assessed as a good move Michael Steiner's
decision to annul a resolution passed by the Albanian AMs in the Kosovo
Assembly on rejecting part of the Constitutional Charter Preamble , saying
that Kosovo was part of Serbia. "This what is said in the Constitutional
Charter Preamble does not prejudge the final status of the province,"
said Covic. He pointed out that the Serb AMs did the right thing yesterday,
"It was nothing but a theatre yesterday. I think that the Serb national
community had fallen for these provocations several times in the past,
but now there was no reason for it. So, the international community together
with Belgrade, i.e. the FRY , our state, will decide on the future status
of Kosovo and Metohija, and I am not a pessimist but an optimist. Covic
stressed that the situation in Kosovo would be resolved favorably for
the Serb population, but this would take some time. Speaking at a press
conference organized in the Serbian Government building to reject Vojislav
Seselj's frequent allegations that he was giving logistics to criminals
and that he was a Free Mason, Covic said that Seselj was simply having
"pain in the brain. He is a classical manipulator, who is trying
to additionally confuse the public, which is coming out from a very difficult
period. I think that his end is quite visible, and this will happen very
soon. He wondered why the Ministry of Interior was not reacting to Seselj's
allegations, assessing that the leader of the Serbian Radical Party (SRS)
has infiltrated his people within the police and secret service structures.
Covic:Kosovo situation becoming increasingly complex
(RTS/Fonet)
Head of the CCK Nebojsa Covic told Fonet that the situation in Kosovo
would become increasingly complex in days to come. "It is evident
that extremely oriented structures of the Albanian ethnic community are
losing their patience and nerves. Before every election and in various
other statements, they have promised Albanians something unrealistic,
i.e. an independent Kosovo and changing of boundarys in this region. Now
when it is clear that these promises are unrealistic, the situation will
become more complex," said Covic. He said that passing a declaration
on the rejection of the Constitutional Charter Preamble of Serbia and
Montenegro where it was said that Kosovo is part of Serbia, as well as
stoning a group of Serbs in the village of Grmovo, were nothing but premeditated
provocations that the Serb community had to endure. "I know it's
hard, but the Serb community must not to fall for these provocation in
order to show the international community who really is part of the problem
and who is part of the problem-solving," said Covic. Covic added
that the CCK, and he personally, would support all moves of the Serb community
within a framework of democratic problem solving in Kosovo. "The
fact that Rada Trajkovic has asked the Chief of UNMIK Michael Steiner
to influence on the Albanian political factors in the Assembly of Kosovo
to stop discriminating Serbs and to apologize publicly, is a result of
everything that the Serb AMs have experienced in the Assembly," explained
Covic. He congratulated the Serb AMs for not being provoked by the
Albanian AMs conduct in the Assembly and assessed that the Serb AMs were
serious and responsible people who know how to behave in a situation like
this.
Serb IDPs stoned in the village of Grmovo (BKTV)
A group of 25 Albanian extremists stoned a group of the Serb IDPs who
came to visit their estates in the village of Grmovo in the municipality
of Kosovska Vitina, said UNMIK's spokesman Andrea Angelli. Upon the incident
UNMIK escorted the group of 8 Serbs to Serbia proper. One Serb and one
Jordanian policeman were injured in the incident.
Belgrade Update
Much better situation in the MNB-North, says General
Bidar (Beta)
The MNB-North Commander General Alain Bidar assessed in Kosovska Mitrovica
today that the situation in the sector of his responsibility was much
better and added that his brigade would continue its mission, but with
certain changes.
"We shall act discreetly, always close to react rapidly and in the right manner," announced Bidar speaking at his first press conference since he assumed his post on September 18. He added that he did not address public before due to election campaign, explaining that it is a sort of custom in France that army does not address public during this period.
The French General assessed that KFOR's cooperation with UNMIK and OSCE, as well as with the local population was very good.
The MNB-North will stay in Mitrovica and the bridge checkpoint will not be removed, says Bidar. He added that some units would change their positions in order to enable the brigade to become more mobile and operative.
General Bidar also announced that the international forces would soon vacate several industrial facilities they have been using since their arrival in Kosovo, assessing that this would contribute to revive the provincial economy.
He finally called on all ethnic communities to reconcile, adding that frequent visits of high officials of the international community were indicating a firm resolve to calm down the situation in Kosovska Mitrovica.
CoE decentralization experts to arrive on November
15 (Srna)
The Chief of UNMIK Michael Steiner announced to KP caucus whip Rada Trajkovic
that CoE legal experts would arrive in Kosovo on November 15 in order
to start with creating a document on decentralization of the province,
SRNA learned in KP.
Steiner also announced the arrival of the CoE decentralization experts to Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica, at the meeting held last week in Belgrade. It was decided at the same meeting to start negotiations on recently offered Steiner's decentralization plan, in spite of the Serb low turnout to the recent municipal elections.
This plan envisages that CoE, UNMIK, the Serb and the Albanian experts participate in the process, and that only upon finishing public consultations, as précised by Steiner, an adequate Kosovo decentralization law will be passed.
Covic:Kosovo situation becoming increasingly complex
(RTS/Fonet)
Head of the CCK Nebojsa Covic told Fonet that the situation in Kosovo
would become increasingly complex in days to come.
"It is evident that extremely oriented structures of the Albanian ethnic community are losing their patience and nerves. Before every election and in various other statements, they have promised Albanians something unrealistic, i.e. an independent Kosovo and changing of borders in this region. Now when it is clear that these promises are unrealistic, the situation will become more complex," said Covic.
He said that passing a declaration on the rejection of the Constitutional Charter Preamble of Serbia and Montenegro where it was said that Kosovo is part of Serbia, as well as stoning a group of Serbs in the village of Grmovo, were nothing but premeditated provocations that the Serb community had to endure.
"I know it's hard, but the Serb community must not to fall for these provocation in order to show the international community who really is part of the problem and who is part of the problem-solving," said Covic.
Covic added that the CCK, and he personally, would support all moves of the Serb community within a framework of democratic problem solving in Kosovo.
"The fact that Rada Trajkovic has asked the Chief of UNMIK Michael Steiner to influence on the Albanian political factors in the Assembly of Kosovo to stop discriminating Serbs and to apologize publicly, is a result of everything that the Serb AMs have experienced in the Assembly," explained Covic.
He congratulated the Serb AMs for not letting to be provoked by the Albanian AMs conduct in the Assembly and assessed that the Serb AMs were serious and responsible people who know how to behave in a situation like this.
Serb IDPs stoned in the village of Grmovo (BKTV)
A group of 25 Albanian extremists stoned a group of the Serb IDPs who
came to visit their estates in the village of Grmovo in the municipality
of Kosovska Vitina, said UNMIK's spokesman Andrea Angeli. Upon the incident
UNMIK escorted the group of 8 Serbs to Serbia proper. One Serb and one
Jordanian policeman were injured in the incident.