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Serbian Press Agency SRNA, Bijeljina
17-03-2008 12:24:51
UNMIK'S POLITICAL AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY
BELGRADE, March 17 (SRNA) - UNMIK bears the political and moral
responsibility for allowing the crisis in the north part of Kosovska
Mitrovica to go on and for the attack on the court building to symbolically
occur on March 17, said the coordinator of the Forum for Ethnic Relations
Dusan Janjic.
He emphasized that an intervention on March 17 is a complete political
mistake and sends the message that this is a continuation of extremist
violence.
"This fact can be used for the escalation of hostilities and the
proclamation of the Serb state some have on their mind, as well as an
incitation to the Albanians," said Janjic.
More than 50 persons were injured this morning in clashes between Serbs and
international police and KFOR in the north part of Kosovska Mitrovica.
He also condemned UNMIK's decision to take the arrested Serbs to the prison
in Pristina and observed that although he understands UNMIK's frustration
after yesterday's meeting with Serbian minister for Kosovo and Metohija
Slobodan Samardzic, such a move is proof that policymakers in UNMIK are not
very smart.
Janjic believes that Belgrade should change its policy toward the province
and recall minister for Kosovo and Metohija Slobodan Samardzic for "inciting
the clash".
He warned that there is a possibility that the Serbs in the north of the
province will be "pushed" into a war with UNMIK, which would lead to their
defeat and force them to move out. He emphasized that a peaceful solution
must be found and negotiations initiated.
According to Janjic, Serbia must urgently enter the negotiation phase or it
will lose both Kosovo and peace in Serbia.
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