HAEKKERUP, COVIC SIGN DOCUMENT ON KOSOVO
BELGRADE, Nov. 5 (Beta) - UNMIK head Hans Haekkerup
and Coordinating Center for Kosovo chairman Nebojsa Covic
signed a joint document on Kosovo in Belgrade on Nov. 5.
The documents confirms the basic principles outlined in U.N.
Security Council Resolution 1244 and reaffirms its provisions
related to security, human rights, and the return of displaced
persons and refugees.
The signers of the document said they were determined to "be
active in eliminating the justified concern felt by Serbs and
other ethnic communities in Kosovo and Metohija."
The future of Kosovo, according to the document, cannot be
altered "by any action, including interim self-government
institutions." It also boosts the number of international judges
and prosecutors in Kosovo's judiciary.
Covic called the document "Serbia's and Yugoslavia's return to
Kosovo," adding the the most powerful countries of the world
and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan had guaranteed in it that
Kosovo would not become an independent state.
The signing ceremony was attended by Yugoslav President
Vojislav Kostunica, Yugoslav Prime Minister Dragisa Pesic,
Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus, Yugoslav
Ethnic Minority Minister Rasim Ljajic, and Serbian Interior
Minister Dusan Mihajlovic.
Covic said, speaking of Serb participation in elections in Kosovo
on Nov. 17, that the Yugoslav delegation "has succeeded in
eliminating the arrogant stance visible among international
community representatives at the beginning of the
negotiations."
"Now it is up to Albanian leaders to tell their people that they
have been lying to them about an independent Kosovo," said
Covic, adding that he expected problems in both Kosovo and
southern Serbia.
DRAFT UNMIK - FRY COMMON DOCUMENT
Belgrade, 5 November, 2001
An UNMIK - FRY Common Document has today been adopted,
by the Special Representative of the secretary-general in
Kosovo Mr. Hans Haekkerup and the Special Representative of
the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the
Government of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Nebojsa Covic, who
is also the President of the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo and
Metohija, which
- GENERAL -
1. Confirms the basic principles of United Nations Security
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244 (1999) and the shared belief
that the Resolution can only be successfully implemented
through the joint efforts of all concerned parties. It is in the
interest of all parties to do their utmost to promote the
objectives of the Resolution and to consider the concerns of
other parties and to strive to resolve them through cooperation.
2. Reaffirms the obligations stipulated in UNSCR 1244 on
security and human rights, the return of all displaced persons
and refugees as well as the unchallenged authority of UNMIK to
implement UNSCR 1244 and confirms that all communities in
Kosovo have the same rights and that UNMIK shall support
these rights.
3. Affirms our determination to address actively the justified
concerns of the Kosovo Serbs and other communities in Kosovo
and firmly commits to continue to address these, so that all
communities will be able to fully rely on the prerequisites and
principles underpinning the international effort in Kosovo.
Non-discriminatory treatment for all the citizens represents the
basis for a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural
Kosovo.
4. Promotes the protection of the rights and interests of
Kosovo Serbs and other communities in Kosovo, based on the
principles stated in UNSCR 1244, including the sovereignty and
the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as
well as in the Constitutional Framework for Provisional
Self-government.
5. Reaffirms that the position on Kosovo's future status
remains as stated in UNSCR 1244, and that this cannot be
changed by any action taken by the Provisional Institutions of
Self-government.
6. Welcomes the recently established cooperation between
UNMIK on one side and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
through the Coordination Centre for Kosovo, on the other.
Affirms the establishment of a high-ranking working group
under the authority of the SRSG, which will comprise of
representatives of the FRY on the one hand, and
representatives of UNMIK, including the Provisional
Self-Government Institutions on the other. This group shall
provide for a continued and sustainable cooperative approach
covering areas of mutual interest and common concern in order
to secure a timely and regular consultation and coordination.
The high-ranking working group can establish working bodies
within specific areas of mutual interest.
7. Reiterates the commitment of solving the fate of the
missing persons, and points out that this open wound of all
communities can only be healed through cooperation and sharing
of information.
8. Honors the indisputable right of displaced persons and
refugees to return to their homes and assures that the
irreversible process has begun.
9. Warmly welcomes the extensive participation of all
communities in the process of registration and supports the
aspiration that no one should be denied the benefits of
democracy.
10. Stresses that the next stage in the process is to promote
the development of democracy, security and prosperity and that
the election presents an opportunity for a new democratic start
with the establishment of the substantial Self-government and
the basis for an open dialogue on a shared regional and
European future, which
will require cooperation between all communities in Kosovo
and between democratically elected leaders in Kosovo, the
Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
11. Strongly recommends the Kosovo Serbs to actively engage
in the future of a multiethnic Kosovo by participating in the 17
November election and the institutions of the Provisional
Self-government.
- SPECIFIC AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT AND COMMON
INTEREST -
Security, Protection and Freedom of Movement The
ensuring of security for all communities is the key condition for
a multiethnic Kosovo. It is necessary to enhance the level of
general security and protection of vulnerable persons,
settlements, communications and cultural sites and property,
and full freedom of movement in Kosovo.
Recognizes the need for enhanced cooperation between
UNMIK, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Republic
of Serbia to increase freedom of movement at administrative
boundary crossing points between Kosovo and areas within the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and agrees to increased
operational coordination and security at these locations.
Recognizes UNMIK's commitment to increase freedom of
movement through the issuance of free license plates to Kosovo
Serbs, as well as the planned establishment of a train service
and transport from Kosovo throughout the FRY.
Missing Persons
Reiterates the commitment of solving the fate of the
approximately 4,000 missing persons from all communities, and
to that end, UNMIK agrees to, by 31 December 2002,
investigate all non-surveyed gravesites in Kosovo and
undertake exhumations of all human remains, and to process,
through DNA testing and ante- and post-mortem data, 1,250
unidentified human remains held throughout Kosovo with a
view to their identification and return to family members.
Recognizes that the exhumation and identification program is
only part of the activities related to missing persons, thus
obliging UNMIK and FRY authorities to cooperate in full
transparency and to share all relevant data and information.
This cooperation shall also include work on gravesite locations.
Return of Refugees and Displaced Persons
Honoring the indisputable right of displaced persons and
refugees to return to their homes, UNMIK will establish as a
priority an Office of Return under the direct supervision of the
SRSG, acting as the operative, coordinating body for the
furtherance of the process, including by suggesting a new plan
for returns covering 2002-2003. In the process all relevant
actors shall be represented, including, as appropriate, from the
Provisional Institutions of Self-government, IDP and refugee
communities as well as host area authorities with a view for
appropriate facilitation. The fragile process must be sustainable
and considerable measures will be taken to ensure the safety of
the returnees. This key issue shall be given priority and the
Provisional Institutions of the Self-government are expected to
support returns actively.
Reaffirms the right for refugees and internally displaced
persons to recover their property and possessions and
acknowledges that the restitution of property or compensation is
crucial to the return process. Donor support, through established
mechanisms, from the international community, and the FRY, is
key to the return process.
Property Rights
Fully recognizes the inalienable right to private property as one
of the cornerstones of a democratic society and reiterates the
firm determination to reinstall property to their legal owners
when this is not the case. Recalling the claim process till now,
UNMIK undertakes to improve the processing of claims.
UNMIK shall identify practical solutions for the implementation
of decisions made by the Housing and Property Claims
Commission and commits to the opening of offices in Serbia this
year and in Montenegro early next year in order to facilitate the
filing of claims by internally displaced persons. The claims
intake deadline will be prolonged to 1 December 2002.
Protection of Cultural Sites and Property
Confirms the will to apply the relevant provisions of the
Hague Convention (1954) regarding the protection of cultural
sites and property in Kosovo.
Judiciary
Recognizes that in order to address in an unbiased manner
issues related to inter- ethnic criminal activities, there is a
need to expand the number of international judges and
prosecutors within the Kosovo judiciary. UNMIK will double
the numbers of international judges and prosecutors within the
next six months, ensure the consideration of their use in serious
inter-ethnic criminal cases, and promote active cooperation
between the Kosovo judiciary, whether local or international,
and the Serbian and Yugoslav judiciary.
Confirms the commitment of UNMIK to the creation of a
multi-ethnic judiciary in Kosovo, which shall enjoy the trust of
all communities, and, to that end, agrees to the immediate
consideration for appointment of Kosovo Serb judges and
prosecutors within the Kosovo judiciary and to provide
adequate security for the proper discharge of their
responsibilities.
Reiterates UNMIK's commitment to ensure access to the
Kosovo courts by the Serb population and, to that end, UNMIK
agrees to immediately create and staff a new unit within the
UNMIK Department of Justice that will be responsible for
furthering efforts in this area by focusing resources and
personnel on issues of accessibility to the
courts and the employment of Serbs and other non-Albanians
within the Kosovo court system.
Affirms that there is a need to increase the number of
Kosovo Serbs employed by the Kosovo Correctional Service, and
to that end, UNMIK agrees to the immediate consideration for
employment of Kosovo Serb applicants within the Kosovo
Correctional Service.
Agrees that a joint working group including participants
from UNMIK and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will
review cases of serious crimes allegedly committed by Kosovo
Serbs, in which international judges and prosecutors did not
participate, in order to alleviate concerns of ethnic bias.
Confirms that the Kosovo Albanian detainees held within
the prisons and detention centers of the Republic of Serbia for
offenses that they are alleged to have committed in Kosovo
should, after a review of their cases according to international
standards, be transferred to Kosovo and the authority of the
UNMIK prison system as soon as possible.
Police Cooperation
Recognizes that the fight against crime and criminal
organizations is an area of mutual concern, particularly in the
areas of trafficking of drugs and women, money laundering and
smuggling of weapons and that it must be addressed through an
enhanced level of coordination and cooperation, which will
include the sharing of information relevant to criminals and
criminal organizations and regular monthly meetings of a joint
committee between UNMIK, the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia.
Action against Terrorism
Undertakes, within the framework of police cooperation, to
combat terrorism destabilizing regional security and confidence
building efforts.
Development of the Kosovo Police Service
Firmly reiterates the commitment to continue to develop and
strengthen the Kosovo Police Service so that all communities
can confide in a professional, multiethnic and inclusive police
force, with the primary objective to serve and protect the rights
of all the people of Kosovo, and further commits to prioritize the
recruitment of more Kosovo Serbs, especially from the northern
part of Kosovo.
Multiethnic Civil Service
Commits to continue to develop a multiethnic and multilingual
Civil Service in Kosovo that shall be recruited from all
communities in order to reflect the multiethnic character of
Kosovo and which will be secured by implementing
non-discriminatory personnel policies in all areas and levels.
The Civil Service will meet high standards of accessibility,
equal treatment and professionalism and UNMIK confirms that
the representation of Kosovo Serbs shall be closely
proportionate at all levels to their representation in the
Assembly.
Local Government
Commits to promote increased Kosovo Serb participation in
the institutions and administration of Kosovo. UNMIK will also
delegate further competencies to the municipal level and
thoroughly reassess, and if necessary adjust, the Kosovo Serb
representation in each municipality, as well as the operation of
local community structures
in order to promote inclusiveness.
Education
Ensures that the Kosovo Serb community will have access
to education in their own language from primary school to
university. The educational curricula will make the Kosovo Serb
educational structures adequately compatible with the Serbian
education system and labour market requirements.
Information and Media
Undertakes to further develop the dissemination of
information, including from the FRY, and media targeted at the
Kosovo Serb community. This may include the establishment of
more independent TV and radio stations.
Mr. Hans Haekkerup Dr Nebojsa Covic
Special Representative of Special Representative of the
the secretary-general of President of the Federal Republic
of
the United Nations for Yugoslavia and the Government of
the
Kosovo Republic of Serbia
KOSOVO INSTITUTIONS' POWERS LIMITED
PRISTINA,Nov 6 (B92)- The UNMIK chief Hans Haekkerup
confirmed last night in Pristina that the Joint Document of
UNMIK and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed yesterday in
Belgrade clearly stipulates that the future temporary institutions
in Kosovo will not have the authority to proclaim the province's
independence.
However, he added that both the Belgrade agreement and the
UN Security Council Resolution 1244 are neutral in defining
Kosovo's future status, thus that no options are ruled out.
Haekkerup said that the international community and the UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan personally welcomed the signing
of the Joint Document.
Emphasizing that the Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica
and the Yugoslav and Serbian governments had decided to urge
the Kosovo Serbs to participate in the provincial elections,
UNMIK chief said the Belgrade democratic authorities deserve
to be praised for their cooperation that will have positive
influence on all ethnic communities in Kosovo
KOSOVO SERB LEADERS REJECT ELECTION
PARTICIPATION
GRACANICA, Nov. 5 (Beta) - Political representatives of most
Kosovo Serb organizations voted at a meeting in Gracanica on
Nov. 5 against participating in elections that will be held in
Kosovo on Nov. 17 despite recommendations issued by the
government in Belgrade and a joint document signed by UNMIK
and Yugoslav officials.
The boycott decision was made by Serb Resistance Movement
president Momcilo Trajkovic, Democratic Party vice president
Marko Jaksic, Socialist Party of Serbia regional chapter
chairman Dobrosav Radovic,
Democratic Party regional chapter chairman Zlatibor
Djordjevic, and Milan Ivanovic, an official representing Serbs
from northern Kosovo.
The meeting was not attended by representatives of the
Coalition for Return and Raska-Prizren diocese Bishop
Artemije of the Serb National Council of Kosovo and Metohija.
The Kosovo Serb leaders said: "We understand the state
leadership's recommendations, but the agreement between
UNMIK and Belgrade is unacceptable because it does not
guarantee even basic conditions for Serb participation in the
elections and, ultimately, separates Kosovo Serbs from Serbia
and Yugoslavia."
They said they hoped that the government in Belgrade and
representatives of the international community would not
pressure or blackmail Serbs to vote.
DOS LEADERS TO ENTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR
KOSOVO ELECTIONS SOON
BELGRADE, Nov. 5 (Beta) - On the evening of Nov. 5,
members of the Kosovo Coordination Center didnot discuss the
list of candidates of the Coalition for Return, who will represent
Kosovo Serbs in the upcoming Kosovo elections. Still, they said
that the election campaign would be very short and very
efficient.
"All DOS leaders will be in Kosovo for the next two weeks,"
until the general elections in Kosovo, participants of the
meeting told BETA.
They said that the question of candidates for the Coalition for
Return was to be discussed at the next meeting of the Kosovo
Coordination Center, which could be held as early as Nov. 6.
According to earlier announcements, there should be 60
candidates on the ticket of the Coalition for Return.
AHTISAARI ON KOSOVO ELECTIONS
BELGRADE, Nov 5 (Tanjug) - Considering the dangerous
security situation of Kosovo Serbs and the lack of their freedom
of movement in Kosovo-Metohija, it is understandable why
many wonder if minimal conditions have been fulfilled for
forthcoming elections, the Belgrade daily Danas on Monday
quoted former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari as saying.
Ahtisaari, who is also president of the international crisis group
managing board, said in an article published in this daily that
Kosovo Serbs feared they would victims of hostile repression by
ethnic Albanians once they returned home, and added that,
unfortunately, their fears were quite justified.
According to Ahtisaari, the elections are an opportunity for
Kosovo Serbs to confirm their role in the province's future and
to take part in its development.
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BELGRADE, Nov. 5 (Beta) - UNMIK head Hans Haekkerup
and Coordinating Center for Kosovo chairman Nebojsa Covic
signed a joint document on Kosovo in Belgrade on Nov. 5.
The documents confirms the basic principles outlined in U.N.
Security Council Resolution 1244 and reaffirms its provisions
related to security, human rights, and the return of displaced
persons and refugees.
The signers of the document said they were determined to "be
active in eliminating the justified concern felt by Serbs and
other ethnic communities in Kosovo and Metohija."
The future of Kosovo, according to the document, cannot be
altered "by any action, including interim self-government
institutions." It also boosts the number of international judges
and prosecutors in Kosovo's judiciary.
Covic called the document "Serbia's and Yugoslavia's return to
Kosovo," adding the the most powerful countries of the world
and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan had guaranteed in it that
Kosovo would not become an independent state.
The signing ceremony was attended by Yugoslav President
Vojislav Kostunica, Yugoslav Prime Minister Dragisa Pesic,
Yugoslav Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub Labus, Yugoslav
Ethnic Minority Minister Rasim Ljajic, and Serbian Interior
Minister Dusan Mihajlovic.
Covic said, speaking of Serb participation in elections in Kosovo
on Nov. 17, that the Yugoslav delegation "has succeeded in
eliminating the arrogant stance visible among international
community representatives at the beginning of the
negotiations."
"Now it is up to Albanian leaders to tell their people that they
have been lying to them about an independent Kosovo," said
Covic, adding that he expected problems in both Kosovo and
southern Serbia.
DRAFT UNMIK - FRY COMMON DOCUMENT
Belgrade, 5 November, 2001
An UNMIK - FRY Common Document has today been adopted,
by the Special Representative of the secretary-general in
Kosovo Mr. Hans Haekkerup and the Special Representative of
the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the
Government of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Nebojsa Covic, who
is also the President of the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo and
Metohija, which
- GENERAL -
1. Confirms the basic principles of United Nations Security
Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1244 (1999) and the shared belief
that the Resolution can only be successfully implemented
through the joint efforts of all concerned parties. It is in the
interest of all parties to do their utmost to promote the
objectives of the Resolution and to consider the concerns of
other parties and to strive to resolve them through cooperation.
2. Reaffirms the obligations stipulated in UNSCR 1244 on
security and human rights, the return of all displaced persons
and refugees as well as the unchallenged authority of UNMIK to
implement UNSCR 1244 and confirms that all communities in
Kosovo have the same rights and that UNMIK shall support
these rights.
3. Affirms our determination to address actively the justified
concerns of the Kosovo Serbs and other communities in Kosovo
and firmly commits to continue to address these, so that all
communities will be able to fully rely on the prerequisites and
principles underpinning the international effort in Kosovo.
Non-discriminatory treatment for all the citizens represents the
basis for a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural
Kosovo.
4. Promotes the protection of the rights and interests of
Kosovo Serbs and other communities in Kosovo, based on the
principles stated in UNSCR 1244, including the sovereignty and
the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as
well as in the Constitutional Framework for Provisional
Self-government.
5. Reaffirms that the position on Kosovo's future status
remains as stated in UNSCR 1244, and that this cannot be
changed by any action taken by the Provisional Institutions of
Self-government.
6. Welcomes the recently established cooperation between
UNMIK on one side and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
through the Coordination Centre for Kosovo, on the other.
Affirms the establishment of a high-ranking working group
under the authority of the SRSG, which will comprise of
representatives of the FRY on the one hand, and
representatives of UNMIK, including the Provisional
Self-Government Institutions on the other. This group shall
provide for a continued and sustainable cooperative approach
covering areas of mutual interest and common concern in order
to secure a timely and regular consultation and coordination.
The high-ranking working group can establish working bodies
within specific areas of mutual interest.
7. Reiterates the commitment of solving the fate of the
missing persons, and points out that this open wound of all
communities can only be healed through cooperation and sharing
of information.
8. Honors the indisputable right of displaced persons and
refugees to return to their homes and assures that the
irreversible process has begun.
9. Warmly welcomes the extensive participation of all
communities in the process of registration and supports the
aspiration that no one should be denied the benefits of
democracy.
10. Stresses that the next stage in the process is to promote
the development of democracy, security and prosperity and that
the election presents an opportunity for a new democratic start
with the establishment of the substantial Self-government and
the basis for an open dialogue on a shared regional and
European future, which
will require cooperation between all communities in Kosovo
and between democratically elected leaders in Kosovo, the
Republic of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
11. Strongly recommends the Kosovo Serbs to actively engage
in the future of a multiethnic Kosovo by participating in the 17
November election and the institutions of the Provisional
Self-government.
- SPECIFIC AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT AND COMMON
INTEREST -
Security, Protection and Freedom of Movement The
ensuring of security for all communities is the key condition for
a multiethnic Kosovo. It is necessary to enhance the level of
general security and protection of vulnerable persons,
settlements, communications and cultural sites and property,
and full freedom of movement in Kosovo.
Recognizes the need for enhanced cooperation between
UNMIK, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and the Republic
of Serbia to increase freedom of movement at administrative
boundary crossing points between Kosovo and areas within the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and agrees to increased
operational coordination and security at these locations.
Recognizes UNMIK's commitment to increase freedom of
movement through the issuance of free license plates to Kosovo
Serbs, as well as the planned establishment of a train service
and transport from Kosovo throughout the FRY.
Missing Persons
Reiterates the commitment of solving the fate of the
approximately 4,000 missing persons from all communities, and
to that end, UNMIK agrees to, by 31 December 2002,
investigate all non-surveyed gravesites in Kosovo and
undertake exhumations of all human remains, and to process,
through DNA testing and ante- and post-mortem data, 1,250
unidentified human remains held throughout Kosovo with a
view to their identification and return to family members.
Recognizes that the exhumation and identification program is
only part of the activities related to missing persons, thus
obliging UNMIK and FRY authorities to cooperate in full
transparency and to share all relevant data and information.
This cooperation shall also include work on gravesite locations.
Return of Refugees and Displaced Persons
Honoring the indisputable right of displaced persons and
refugees to return to their homes, UNMIK will establish as a
priority an Office of Return under the direct supervision of the
SRSG, acting as the operative, coordinating body for the
furtherance of the process, including by suggesting a new plan
for returns covering 2002-2003. In the process all relevant
actors shall be represented, including, as appropriate, from the
Provisional Institutions of Self-government, IDP and refugee
communities as well as host area authorities with a view for
appropriate facilitation. The fragile process must be sustainable
and considerable measures will be taken to ensure the safety of
the returnees. This key issue shall be given priority and the
Provisional Institutions of the Self-government are expected to
support returns actively.
Reaffirms the right for refugees and internally displaced
persons to recover their property and possessions and
acknowledges that the restitution of property or compensation is
crucial to the return process. Donor support, through established
mechanisms, from the international community, and the FRY, is
key to the return process.
Property Rights
Fully recognizes the inalienable right to private property as one
of the cornerstones of a democratic society and reiterates the
firm determination to reinstall property to their legal owners
when this is not the case. Recalling the claim process till now,
UNMIK undertakes to improve the processing of claims.
UNMIK shall identify practical solutions for the implementation
of decisions made by the Housing and Property Claims
Commission and commits to the opening of offices in Serbia this
year and in Montenegro early next year in order to facilitate the
filing of claims by internally displaced persons. The claims
intake deadline will be prolonged to 1 December 2002.
Protection of Cultural Sites and Property
Confirms the will to apply the relevant provisions of the
Hague Convention (1954) regarding the protection of cultural
sites and property in Kosovo.
Judiciary
Recognizes that in order to address in an unbiased manner
issues related to inter- ethnic criminal activities, there is a
need to expand the number of international judges and
prosecutors within the Kosovo judiciary. UNMIK will double
the numbers of international judges and prosecutors within the
next six months, ensure the consideration of their use in serious
inter-ethnic criminal cases, and promote active cooperation
between the Kosovo judiciary, whether local or international,
and the Serbian and Yugoslav judiciary.
Confirms the commitment of UNMIK to the creation of a
multi-ethnic judiciary in Kosovo, which shall enjoy the trust of
all communities, and, to that end, agrees to the immediate
consideration for appointment of Kosovo Serb judges and
prosecutors within the Kosovo judiciary and to provide
adequate security for the proper discharge of their
responsibilities.
Reiterates UNMIK's commitment to ensure access to the
Kosovo courts by the Serb population and, to that end, UNMIK
agrees to immediately create and staff a new unit within the
UNMIK Department of Justice that will be responsible for
furthering efforts in this area by focusing resources and
personnel on issues of accessibility to the
courts and the employment of Serbs and other non-Albanians
within the Kosovo court system.
Affirms that there is a need to increase the number of
Kosovo Serbs employed by the Kosovo Correctional Service, and
to that end, UNMIK agrees to the immediate consideration for
employment of Kosovo Serb applicants within the Kosovo
Correctional Service.
Agrees that a joint working group including participants
from UNMIK and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will
review cases of serious crimes allegedly committed by Kosovo
Serbs, in which international judges and prosecutors did not
participate, in order to alleviate concerns of ethnic bias.
Confirms that the Kosovo Albanian detainees held within
the prisons and detention centers of the Republic of Serbia for
offenses that they are alleged to have committed in Kosovo
should, after a review of their cases according to international
standards, be transferred to Kosovo and the authority of the
UNMIK prison system as soon as possible.
Police Cooperation
Recognizes that the fight against crime and criminal
organizations is an area of mutual concern, particularly in the
areas of trafficking of drugs and women, money laundering and
smuggling of weapons and that it must be addressed through an
enhanced level of coordination and cooperation, which will
include the sharing of information relevant to criminals and
criminal organizations and regular monthly meetings of a joint
committee between UNMIK, the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia and the Republic of Serbia.
Action against Terrorism
Undertakes, within the framework of police cooperation, to
combat terrorism destabilizing regional security and confidence
building efforts.
Development of the Kosovo Police Service
Firmly reiterates the commitment to continue to develop and
strengthen the Kosovo Police Service so that all communities
can confide in a professional, multiethnic and inclusive police
force, with the primary objective to serve and protect the rights
of all the people of Kosovo, and further commits to prioritize the
recruitment of more Kosovo Serbs, especially from the northern
part of Kosovo.
Multiethnic Civil Service
Commits to continue to develop a multiethnic and multilingual
Civil Service in Kosovo that shall be recruited from all
communities in order to reflect the multiethnic character of
Kosovo and which will be secured by implementing
non-discriminatory personnel policies in all areas and levels.
The Civil Service will meet high standards of accessibility,
equal treatment and professionalism and UNMIK confirms that
the representation of Kosovo Serbs shall be closely
proportionate at all levels to their representation in the
Assembly.
Local Government
Commits to promote increased Kosovo Serb participation in
the institutions and administration of Kosovo. UNMIK will also
delegate further competencies to the municipal level and
thoroughly reassess, and if necessary adjust, the Kosovo Serb
representation in each municipality, as well as the operation of
local community structures
in order to promote inclusiveness.
Education
Ensures that the Kosovo Serb community will have access
to education in their own language from primary school to
university. The educational curricula will make the Kosovo Serb
educational structures adequately compatible with the Serbian
education system and labour market requirements.
Information and Media
Undertakes to further develop the dissemination of
information, including from the FRY, and media targeted at the
Kosovo Serb community. This may include the establishment of
more independent TV and radio stations.
Mr. Hans Haekkerup Dr Nebojsa Covic
Special Representative of Special Representative of the
the secretary-general of President of the Federal Republic
of
the United Nations for Yugoslavia and the Government of
the
Kosovo Republic of Serbia
KOSOVO INSTITUTIONS' POWERS LIMITED
PRISTINA,Nov 6 (B92)- The UNMIK chief Hans Haekkerup
confirmed last night in Pristina that the Joint Document of
UNMIK and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed yesterday in
Belgrade clearly stipulates that the future temporary institutions
in Kosovo will not have the authority to proclaim the province's
independence.
However, he added that both the Belgrade agreement and the
UN Security Council Resolution 1244 are neutral in defining
Kosovo's future status, thus that no options are ruled out.
Haekkerup said that the international community and the UN
Secretary General Kofi Annan personally welcomed the signing
of the Joint Document.
Emphasizing that the Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica
and the Yugoslav and Serbian governments had decided to urge
the Kosovo Serbs to participate in the provincial elections,
UNMIK chief said the Belgrade democratic authorities deserve
to be praised for their cooperation that will have positive
influence on all ethnic communities in Kosovo
KOSOVO SERB LEADERS REJECT ELECTION
PARTICIPATION
GRACANICA, Nov. 5 (Beta) - Political representatives of most
Kosovo Serb organizations voted at a meeting in Gracanica on
Nov. 5 against participating in elections that will be held in
Kosovo on Nov. 17 despite recommendations issued by the
government in Belgrade and a joint document signed by UNMIK
and Yugoslav officials.
The boycott decision was made by Serb Resistance Movement
president Momcilo Trajkovic, Democratic Party vice president
Marko Jaksic, Socialist Party of Serbia regional chapter
chairman Dobrosav Radovic,
Democratic Party regional chapter chairman Zlatibor
Djordjevic, and Milan Ivanovic, an official representing Serbs
from northern Kosovo.
The meeting was not attended by representatives of the
Coalition for Return and Raska-Prizren diocese Bishop
Artemije of the Serb National Council of Kosovo and Metohija.
The Kosovo Serb leaders said: "We understand the state
leadership's recommendations, but the agreement between
UNMIK and Belgrade is unacceptable because it does not
guarantee even basic conditions for Serb participation in the
elections and, ultimately, separates Kosovo Serbs from Serbia
and Yugoslavia."
They said they hoped that the government in Belgrade and
representatives of the international community would not
pressure or blackmail Serbs to vote.
DOS LEADERS TO ENTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN FOR
KOSOVO ELECTIONS SOON
BELGRADE, Nov. 5 (Beta) - On the evening of Nov. 5,
members of the Kosovo Coordination Center didnot discuss the
list of candidates of the Coalition for Return, who will represent
Kosovo Serbs in the upcoming Kosovo elections. Still, they said
that the election campaign would be very short and very
efficient.
"All DOS leaders will be in Kosovo for the next two weeks,"
until the general elections in Kosovo, participants of the
meeting told BETA.
They said that the question of candidates for the Coalition for
Return was to be discussed at the next meeting of the Kosovo
Coordination Center, which could be held as early as Nov. 6.
According to earlier announcements, there should be 60
candidates on the ticket of the Coalition for Return.
AHTISAARI ON KOSOVO ELECTIONS
BELGRADE, Nov 5 (Tanjug) - Considering the dangerous
security situation of Kosovo Serbs and the lack of their freedom
of movement in Kosovo-Metohija, it is understandable why
many wonder if minimal conditions have been fulfilled for
forthcoming elections, the Belgrade daily Danas on Monday
quoted former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari as saying.
Ahtisaari, who is also president of the international crisis group
managing board, said in an article published in this daily that
Kosovo Serbs feared they would victims of hostile repression by
ethnic Albanians once they returned home, and added that,
unfortunately, their fears were quite justified.
According to Ahtisaari, the elections are an opportunity for
Kosovo Serbs to confirm their role in the province's future and
to take part in its development.
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