*Kosovo Serbs live in fear, says Serbian president* On third anniversary of deadly river attack, Tadic slams western officials
BELGRADE (AP) - Serbia's president said yesterday that Serbs in Kosovo live in fear, despite promises from UN authorities and ethnic Albanian leaders in the troubled province to protect their rights as a minority. President Boris Tadic issued a statement to mark the third anniversary of an attack on Serb teenagers in Kosovo, when gunmen killed two and wounded four while they were swimming in a river in the western village of Gorazdevac. "Serbs live in constant fear for their lives and the lives of their families," Tadic said. "The international community must find the perpetrators of this crime and provide security for everyone." Tadic accused international officials in Kosovo and local authorities of "doing nothing to solve the murder of the children." The Serbs in Kosovo - about 100,000 of them who remained there after Serbia lost control over the province after the 1999 NATO air war - live in isolated enclaves, without freedom of movement and fearing attacks from extremist ethnic Albanians. Ethnic Albanian leaders recently have sought to dispel Serb fears and promise more rights, but have been unable to curb attacks from extremists who wish to drive the remaining Serbs from Kosovo, and seek revenge for the brutal Serb attacks during the 1998-99 war. Tadic urged the ethnic Albanian leaders to "do something against extremists and criminals in their ranks." He insisted that "words are not good enough." Officials in Kosovo said the province's government had been working to "welcome and accommodate" minorities. "Serbia's leaders are quick to unite when it comes to hindering Kosovo's Serbs from becoming part of Kosovo's society," said Ulpiana Lama, spokeswoman for the province's government. Ethnically motivated crime has decreased and continues to do so, Lama said. "Kosovo Serbs live in fear " http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_5553509_14/08/2006_73139 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] =============== Group Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
