CONTENTS

ZAGREB SUMMIT DOES NOT ANSWER TWO KEY ISSUES
VOJISLAV KOSTUNICA SENDS RUGOVA LETTER OF CONDOLENCE
2001 ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO - UNDER QUESTION MARK

ZAGREB SUMMIT DOES NOT ANSWER TWO KEY ISSUES

"Only one day after the summit was over, only local papers commented on what was and what was not achieved. The historical European-Balkans Summit was over," said Koha Ditore in a report from Zagreb. "The roads of Zagreb have returned to normal. There are no longer police officers every half meter, metros run freely and people do not notice that something has changed in their lives. The citizens of Zagreb, according to surveys, supported the idea that the summit be held in their city but it seems that no one was cold-blooded regarding the arrival of Vojislav Kostunica," it was added.

The paper  noted the meeting between Kostunica and the Croatian president Stipe Mesic, held in an indirect way and in the presence of French president Chirac. It also commented on the symbolic meeting between Kosovo Chief Administrator Bernard Kouchner and Vojislav Kostunica, during which the UN representative asked for the release of Albanians kept in Serbian prisons. Kostunica reportedly did not leave the impression that he feels any kind of responsibility for his country for the repression carried out upon neighboring countries.

In addition, it was said that Kostunica's presentation in Zagreb marked a decline in the minds of European diplomats who were not satisfied with his speech. Kostunica did not address any concrete problem, and he forgot to mention the cooperation with the Hague Tribunal.

According to analysts, the biggest failure of the summit was the fact that Kosovo was not mentioned in the official statement, which at the same time proves that Europe lacks the courage to serious face certain problems.

In closing, the paper noted: "it happened exactly as Veton Surroi had said in a commentary one day before the summit--that it would not provide answers to two key issues. How many states will the region have in the future and how will the Balkans map look after a couple of years, and what else will the summit offer in the economic aspect in addition to what was offered by the Stability Pact. However, the limited achievements of the summit were best described by Croatian President Mesic who said: 'currently we cannot achieve more, and we do not dare achieve less. Therefore, this was only an important stage for the region, which will follow with concrete steps. Maybe later on we will notice all that happened during the summit which could not be seen at first sight. Maybe a new formula has been planted to solve the problems of the region, but concrete results are left to be seen".

VOJISLAV KOSTUNICA SENDS RUGOVA LETTER OF CONDOLENCE

Koha Ditore on page two carried the letter of condolence sent to Ibrahim Rugova by FRY President Vojislav Kostunica, following the murder of LDK official Xhemajl Mustafa.

"Honorable, Mr. Rugova,

Please accept my deep condolences regarding the murder of your colleague and close friend Xhemajl Mustafa. I suppose I should not even speak of how much I condemn every terrorist act, regardless of who is targeted. It is clear that in Kosovo and from Kosovo, violence is being spread again. This wave of violence, whose victims during the recent days were four Serbs and an Albanian, should first of all be prevented by NATO and the UN which are responsible for this according to the Kumanovo Technical-Military Agreement and UN SC Resolution 1244. They, however, despite their efforts cannot stop this violence by themselves. Long lasting peace and stability in Kosovo, which should take place in a multiethnic environment, requires a dialogue between the two largest national communities in Kosovo - Albanians and Serbs. No solution imposed from outside will bring good either in Kosovo, or Serbia, in Yugoslavia or the Balkans. Therefore, I find it necessary for us to start talks, assured that a solution is possible. There is no need for us to be silent towards the problem, we should face it. And we should do this as soon as possible. A lot of time has already been lost". 

2001 ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO - UNDER QUESTION MARK

Citing claims made by Bernard Kouchner, during the Zagreb Summit, Kosova Sot on page three said that the eventual general elections in Kosovo have entered a critical stage.

During the summit, Kouchner expressed concern that the next stage of building institutions in Kosovo is not enjoying the support of several European countries, concretely of the European Union. The UNMIK chief expressed fear that  the Europeans are not supporting him in holding overall elections in Kosovo, and he cited only U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke, and the U.S. Administration as supporters of the idea.