New Kosova Report

Belgrade's vital interest to reach agreement with UNMIK

By: Zëri

Wednesday, 23 April 2008

UNMIK

Continuous insistence from the side of Serb government officials that their talks with the head of the UNMIK office in Belgrade should end before 11 May elections of course with the achievement of an agreement between UNMIK and Belgrade is linked with Belgrade’s aim to strengthen its international position, in particular regarding the holding of local Serb elections in Kosovo, the paper reads.

According to the paper, a letter says that there is consensus between UNMIK in Pristina, the EU, US, and NATO that Serb elections for local government should not take place in Kosovo. These elections (if they are held in Kosovo) will be declared illegal by UNMIK SRSG Joachim Rücker.

This international position of categorical opposition to the holding of Serbia’s local elections in Kosovo could be made more relevant if Belgrade signs an agreement to cooperate with the international administration in Kosovo in the six fields that are the subject of discussion, the paper says.

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bluerose799 said:

Yugoslavia was not Serbia. Serbia is not Yugoslavia.
The New Yugoslav Constitution in 1974 gave to Kosova the autonomy from Serbia.
“Following serious rioting by Kosovars in 1968 (and with the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia pushing Albania and Yugoslavia toward greater cooperation), Tito increased federal funding to Kosova. In 1974, a new Yugoslav constitution gave the Kosovo provincial assembly the right to elect its own representatives to the Chamber of Republics and Provinces of the Yugoslav federal legislature”.
All 6 Republics of the Federate of Yugoslavia recognized this new Status of Kosova.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/62/094.html
On July 5, 1990, the Serbian parliament (Illegally and Unilaterally) abolished Kosova's political autonomy and dissolved its provincial assembly and government. The only Albanian-language daily newspaper, Rilindja, was banned, as were all TV and radio broadcasts in Albanian.
The UN Resolution 1244 does not give any right to Serbia over the Kosova.
http://www.nato.int/kosovo/docu/u990610a.htm
In the contrary point Nr10, and point Nr5 of the Annex Nr 2, gave to Kosova
“Substantial autonomy within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and which will provide transitional administration while establishing and overseeing the development of provisional democratic self-governing institutions to ensure conditions for a peaceful and normal life for all inhabitants of Kosovo”.
That means Recognized the Status given to Kosova by constitution of Federal Yugoslavia on 1974.
“In 1974, a new Yugoslav constitution gave the Kosovo provincial assembly the right to elect its own representatives to the Chamber of Republics and Provinces of the Yugoslav federal legislature”.
I can’t comprehend how a minority of 7% of the population, pretend to take off the land, the language, culture and the life of the rest of Kosova. Kosovars have the right to live free and independent in their land where they are born, generation after generation, live and will die.
http://www.gendercide.org/case_kosovo.html

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