Kosova Communication 227

Kosova Communication

Bulletin of the Ministry of Information

of the Republic of Kosova

4th year, No 227; 3 July 1995

CONTENTS

[01] Rugova meets Berisha

[02] Berisha received Malaysian Prime Minister

The Albanian President and Malaysian Prime Minister agreed that the presence of UN troops in Bosnia was necessary.

[03] Albania joins European Council

[04] New Balkans peace initiative

The aim of this initiative is to bring all Balkans leaders together, in an informal ambience, to discuss possible ways to restore peace in that part of the World.

[05] Promotion of US opinions on Kosova

New advancements in American administration and diplomacy standings was seen, since "The Christmas Warning" issued by President Bush and then upheld by President Clinton. This was also confirmed by Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights John Shattuck, who told Rugova that it was the policy of U.S. government to intervene militarily and unilaterally in protection of Kosova if the country was attacked by Serbia.

[06] Kosova Christian Democrats in Bavaria

Mr. Krasniqi informed his hosts about the severe situation in Kosova and the reasons forcing Albanians to flee the country, pointing out that between 1981 and May of this year, Serbian police has killed 164 innocent Albanians. He called upon German authorities to allow Albanian workers to stay in Germany until the conditions for them to return back home are right. Mr. Ragensburger promised that he would try and help towards direction and expressed admiration for the policies that aimed towards a peaceful solution of the Kosova problem.

[07] Kosova issue should be solved by dialogue

According to Mr. Oberg " the talks should not focus on the final status of Kosova and whether it should be independentor part of Albanian or Serbia but rather in actual situation and re-establishment of trust and mutual security". He also said that this particular proposal was introduced to both Kosova leadership and Belgrade authorities.

[08] Demands for identification of child killers

[09] Danish Kosova Committee established

The constituting document, among other things, states that Danish Kosova Committee shall not allow the two million Albanians, consisting 90% of Kosova's population, to be forgotten by the big powers in their attempts to bring peace to former Yugoslavia. Its aim is to support Kosova people, and to ensure that its legitimate demands for self-determination are considered in the peaceful talks on the solution of conflicts in former Yugoslavia. The committee will also deal with the problems and rights of Albanian inhabitants and refugees in Denmark.

[10] Hungarian diplomats visit Prishtina

They discussed actual developments in Kosova and Albanian views on a possible solution of the problem. The Hungarian diplomats were also updated with the proceedings of the staged trials against former Albanian policemen. The Hungarian officials were also received by Mr. Adem Demai, chairman of thre Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms in Prishtina. Both gentlement reiterated Hungary's view for a global solution to all issues in former Yugoslavia including those of Kosova, Sandjak and Vojvodina.

[11] School year ends

Despite all the difficulties imposed by the occupying Serbian regime by preventing the payment to teachers and denying acces to Albanian pupils and students, Albanians through their own organisation successfully finished the fourth school year under these conditions.

[12] Spread of infectious diseases in Kosova

Also, 90 epidemics of infectious diseases have been recorded according to the Serbian newspaper "Jedinstvo".

[13] Serbian threats regarding drinking water continue

[14] News in Brief

On 23 June, in the village of Llazica near Malisheva, in the vicinity of the primary school "Hivzi Sulejmani", a Serbian unit was deployed. Serbian soldiers have been noticed surveying the terrain.

On 23 June, in Mitrovica, the youth Nimoan Rasim Jashari (24) from the village of Vinarc, was arrested and taken first to the barracks in Mitrovica and then to Belgrade.

On 27 June, in Prishtina, on the market day, movements of Serbian police forces often accompanied by armoured vehicles were noticed all morning.

On the same day, around 9 am. in Prishtina, the journalist Ramadan Mucolli was arrested. Mr Mucolli used to be editor in Radio Prishtina and has lately worked as a freelance journalist. During the search of his house, Serbian police siezed his dictaphone and his passport. He was eventually released on 30 July. While interrogaed he was subjected to tortues, threats and insults. The seized equipment was not given back to him. Different associations of jouranlists such as Reporters Without Frontiers had demanded his release.

On the same day in Prizren, at the town park which is under UNESCO's protection a statue of Tsar Dushan was placed. Many Serbs from Serbia participated in the ceremony which was accompanied by low-level military flights.

On 28 June, in Prishtina, Serbian police intevened at the deanship office of the Faculty of Arts. Documentation on the enrolment of students was siezed. The secretary, Riza Smaka, and a clerk were arrested.They were released five hours later , after having been interrogated and physically ill-treated.