MakFax (Macedonia)
October 19, 2005
Parvanov calls for cautious approach to Kosovo issue
-"It [Kosovo independence] could produce a 'domino
effect' and it could ignite independence aspirations
of several countries. The ambitions of Montenegro,
Vojvodina, Bosnia and Herzegovina are well known, as
well as of Macedonia, whose fragile inter-ethnic
stability has been targeted by many", said Parvanov.
Washington - Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov
called on the international community to take cautious
steps while addressing the issue of Kosovo's
independence given the risk of destabilization of the
region in the future.
"I call for a careful approach toward the moment when
the United Nations outlines its policy on this issue",
said Parvanov while making an address at the
Washington-based Center for Strategic and
International Studies on the topic "Bulgaria, factor
of stability in the Balkans".
Bulgarian President said the bleakest forecasts on
Balkan's future predict shifting of Balkans' borders
in 2015 provided that a rushed solution was made over
Kosovo independence, disregarding different interests.
"It could produce a 'domino effect' and it could
ignite independence aspirations of several countries.
The ambitions of Montenegro, Vojvodina, Bosnia and
Herzegovina are well known, as well as of Macedonia,
whose fragile inter-ethnic stability has been targeted
by many", said Parvanov.
Parvanov stressed that non-controlled postponement of
Bulgaria's and Romania's entry into EU would
strengthen nationalist forces in both countries.
According to Bulgarian President, the alternative lies
in EU integration of the region, which would make the
borders insignificant, and the lingering Balkans
separatism as well as the ideas of creating greater
and monoethnic states - pointless.
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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:59:17 +0200
Subject: [yugoslaviainfo] Kosovo: More Secessionist Violence, Pogroms On The Horizon
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?catid=144&newsid=74666&ch=0
Focus News Agency (Bulgaria)
October 19, 2005
Security Forces in Kosovo Used Tear Gas to Disperse
Demonstrators
Pristina - The security forces in Kosovo used tear gas
to disperse tens of ethnic Albanians who were
protesting in front of the UN mission, RIA Novosti
reports.
According to the info some 100 activists gathered in
front of the UN headquarters in the capital Pristina
and summoned the world organization to leave Kosovo.
The unrests started a month before the talks for the
statute of the region.
According to the info from the Serbian information
agency Tanjug tens of demonstrators were arrested.
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B92 (Serbia and Montenegro)
October 19, 2005
Enter the "Kosovo Independence Army"
PRISTINA – A group of armed individuals have been
trying to control the movement of vehicles and people
in the southwest region of Kosovo, according to KFOR.
The international forces in Kosovo have confirmed that
a group of masked individuals, who are calling
themselves the Kosovo Independence Army, are trying to
regulate traffic in this area of the province. UNMIK
however has still made no statements, even though
their information services have been warning people
not to drive on roads in those areas at night because
of "security incidents."
According to the media in Pristina, officials in the
municipalities of Pec, Istok, Djakovica, Klina,
Decane, Malisevo, Suva Reka, Prizren and Dragas have
been advised not to travel, though the Kosovo Police
Service states that it has no information regarding
these warnings.
KFOR states that it is still not clear whether this
group of armed individuals is made up of Kosovo
citizens or military soldiers, but claims that
military forces in Kosovo are preparing in case any
incidents occur.
KFOR Commander General Giuseppe Valoto did not speak
so candidly about what KFOR knows.
"If there are armed groups, we are here to investigate
them. Anyone who is involved in such things is a
criminal and is not working in the interest of his or
her people. KFOR knows its mission very well." Valoto
said.
Kosovo police know nothing
Despite KFOR's reports, which at least suggest the
possibility that these groups exist, the Kosovo police
claim that they have no information on the presence of
such armed groups. Police representative Refki Morina
told B92 that the Kosovo Police Service has not
organized a special police action for this, but that
routine checks in the area have been made and nothing
out of the ordinary was seen.
"We are checking on it, working on it, and the KPS,
along with the UNMIK police and KFOR are working in
the interest of everyone's security. We will be
bringing in anyone who is seen wearing a uniform that
does not belong to the KPS, UNMIK or KFOR and they
will be booked and interrogated." Morina said.
UNMIK were not the only ones who had nothing to say
about the reports. Most Albanian civilians that B92
has contacted did not want to comment on the issue.
Milorad Pavlovic from Klina, a Kosovo village which is
predominantly Serbian, told B92 that many people in
the village have been telling stories about seeing
armed Albanians. He also said that the warning said to
be issued by UNMIK and KFOR to stay at home at night
will be hard to prove.
"I heard talk that on the roads between Decane and
Prizren and Decane and Pec there are some people, and
I've noticed that the UNMIK and KFOR vehicles are not
travelling and moving in their usual routes. Whether
they are investigating this, we have no idea, because
we do not go in that direction, especially not at
night, so we do not know what will happen next."
Pavlovic said.
Earlier this year, in an e-mail sent to Kosovo media
companies, the Kosovo Independence Army stated that if
independence is not granted to Kosovo by October 15,
they will begin to take military actions.
Yet another form of pressure
Former Kosovo Coordination Centre president Nebojsa
Covic said that the appearance of this group of armed
individuals in Kosovo is yet another form of pressure
being put on the province's international forces and
Serbian population.
Covic told B92 that these groups should be correlated
with the recent events surrounding former Kosovo prime
minister Ramush Haradinaj.
"I imagine that Haradinaj and his team wanted to show
that they are needed, to calm this group, which they
probably hired themselves." Covic said.
"This is just added pressure being put on KFOR and
UNMIK, who are frightened to begin with, but also
pressure on the Serbian and non-Albanian population.
Which means that, if there is no independence, then
there will be conflict, a new war. I think that KFOR
must work quickly and arrest these people if they know
who they are." Covic said, adding that these threats
need to be taken very seriously.
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