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22 February 2001

HEADLINES 22 February 2001 Division of Public Information     KOHA DITORE  
  • Macedonia is frightened of Albanians attacking from the territory of Kosovo (After the killing of one Albanian in the village Tanushec near Skopje by the Macedonian Army the situation along the border with Kosovo is calm however Macedonia Army has sent to the border only professional soldiers, p.1)
  • The shootings in Strellc (The killing of a young girl and attacks upon the Musaj family in the small village of Strellc, p.1 and 4)
  • NATO Council has discussed Kosovo and Presevo valley (NATO has sent expert teams to collect the facts in the region, p.1 and 2)
  • Cabigiosu: "There is a tie between Albanian armed extremist groups in southern Serbia, Macedonia and Kosovo (COMKFOR Gen. Carlo Cabigiosu visited on Wednesday Skopje, p.1 and 3)
  • Who stands behind the untruthful information released by UNMIK spokeswoman Susan Manuel (An open letter from the Forensic Institute, p.5)
  • What does ITT report on Trepça contain? (Around 58 million US Dollars are needed to start work in the Trepça mines, p.1 and 11)
  • Kosovo needs such a project (Drafters of the Provisional Constitution presented their two year work, p.2)
  • There is possibility to discuss the Security Zone (NATO Secretary General Sir George Robertson visits Moscow, p.2)
  • American and KFOR in a diplomatic mission in Presevo valley (American Ambassador to Belgrade and several high ranking KFOR officers visited Presevo valley, p.3)
  • USA helps Presevo valley with $ 205,000  (William Montgomery the American Ambassador to Belgrade said in Bujanovc that he support the Serb plan for solving the crisis in Presevo valley, p.3)
  • Presevo valley political and military subjects met with NATO delegation (UÇPMB Commander Shefket Musliu evaluated the meeting as very important. "NATO suggested that we take the peaceful path of solving the problem on the region" said Musliu, p.3)
  • Kosovo Transitional Council condemns the terrorist and cowardly attack upon the Serb bus (KTC members expressed their condolences to the families of the victims, p.4)
  • "Bota Sot" is fined with 45,000 DM while "Epoka e Re" with 5,000 DM (Media Board Appeal approved of the decisions by Temporary Media Commissioner who added that these fines have to be paid by 22 March, p.5)
  • Kostunica continues with parallel courts in Nis (Even though Kostunica has accepted UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and has accepted Kosovo and UNMIK he at the same time allows for trials against Albanians, p.5)
  • Serbs from Pasjan attack KPS officers (The blocking of the main roads in Kosovo continues, p.5)
  • We request an urgent de-blocking of the roads (A request made by Prishtina's Municipal President to UNMIK, KFOR and KPS, p.7)
  • DW information in Serbian are speculations (KFOR does not know and does not believe that there were forceful recruitments to the KPC of the Bosnian minority from Gora region, p.7)  
  ZËRI  
  • NATO initiates the starting of negotiation in Presevo valley (Presevo valley Albanian political and military subjects met with a high international community delegation, p.1)
  • A small group of people is trying to destroy the chances to achieve what Kosovars have been dreaming of (Said Head of the US Office in Prishtina Christopher Dell, p.1 and 5)
  • Trepça (Mehmet Gjata comments the situation in and around Trepça, p.1)
  • Powell: We will support negotiation for Presevo valley ("USA are engaged for  "an open and vital alliance and developing of a protecting policy within EU" said US Secretary of State Powell, p.1 and 3)
  • Cabigiosu in Skopje: The control on the border between Kosovo and Macedonia is strengthened ("We agreed to combine forces at the border to demoralize eventual extremist activities" said COMKFOR Gen. Carlo Cabigiosu after meeting President Trajkovski, p.1 and 3)
  • Where was Oliver Ivanovic on 14 April 1999 when 26 Albanians were killed? (On 16 April 1999 Ivanovic was at the "Kroji i Boniqit" where 8 young Albanians were pulled out of the mass and later killed, p.1 and 4)
  • Trepça's fate is being discussed in Belgrade (The Kosovo Transitional Council signed a declaration condemning the attack in Merdare, p.1 and 2)
  • The roads will remain blocked until Merdare victims are buried (From regular joint UNMIK and KFOR press briefing, p.2)
  • Belgrade in a full diplomatic offensive regarding Presevo valley (Albanians still without a negotiating platform, p.3)
  • "Bota Sot" and "Epoka e Re" are fined for fabrication and incitement of conflict (Temporary Media Commissioner fined Bota Sot with 45,000 DM and Epoka e Re with 5,000 DM, p.4)
  • Will EU change its course towards the Belgrade regime? (EU Foreign Ministers meet on Monday however there are no signs that pressure will be applied on the Belgrade regime, p.5)
  • "This is additional responsibility for us" (Said AAK Chairman Ramush Haradinaj after being admitted to the IAC, p.6)
  • Kosovo needs a constitution (Adem Demaçi said that the provisional constitution has to end up as permanent constitution for Kosovo, p.6)
 

BOTA SOT

 
  • Security in Kosovo depends on its democratically elected government (“Kosovo needs first its government, then independence”, stated Bob Curcher, Chief of International Group for Crisis in Prishtina in an interview given to the paper, p. 1 and 7)
  • Gashi: De-block the capital’s roads in all directions (president of Prishtina Municipality Sali Gashi addresses to KFOR, UNMIK and KPS, p.1 and 2)
  • Important meeting between eastern Kosovo political-military specters and NATO (“I believe it was a very important meeting. The political and military representatives explained their political solution concept for eastern Kosovo and the interlocutors were satisfied with the talks”, stated PVD chairman Riza Halimi, p.1 and 5)
  • The education department is lead by a person who did not win the votes (education in Kosovo, discussed in KTC meeting, is in a very bad, catastrophic level, 21% are analphabets, whereas in 1981, there were 17.6% in Kosovo - Serb employers continue to receive two salaries, from Serbia and UNMIK, it was discussed in KTC meeting, p.2)
  • Haekkerup will report to NATO headquarters on February 28 (after meeting NATO Secretary General George Robertson, UNMIK Administrator in Kosovo Hans Haekkerup will meet other European Union personalities in Brussels, it is also expected of him to hold a press briefing, p.4)
  RILINDJA  
  • Talks for peaceful solution (NATO, EU and OSCE delegation met Albanian political and military representatives for Presevo valley, p.1 and 3)
  • Help us destroy the arguments of Kosovo’s critics (“new Belgrade authorities are ruining their authority by escorting it with Milosevic’s sins”, stated Christopher Dell, chief of US mission in Kosovo in an interview given to the paper, p.1 and 6)
  • Six international policemen are injured during Serb protests (according to UNMIK police spokesman in Gjilan Mike Hartman, p.5)
  GAZETA E RE  
  • LDK intends to re-install Serbia in Kosovo (“in LDK chairmanship meeting in Rahovec, when Ibrahim Kryeziu did not answer why Musa Raba was appointed chief of Municipal Administration, many members have threatened to abandon the party”, informed a source from LDK, p. 1 and 5)
  • “Yugoslav Committee) will try to come out of Serb enclaves and spread to entire Kosovo (Serbs plan to organize Serbian Parliament meeting in Prishtina, p.1 and 6)
  • Constructive talks between NATO and Albanian representatives of Presevo valley (regarding a peaceful solution for Presevo valley talks were held between NATO, lead by its Political Chief for the Balkans Bitter Feit and Albanian political representatives, p.3)