HOLKERI SAYS KOSOVO PARLIAMENT CAN'T CHANGE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

PRISTINA, Jan 21(Hina) - UN Civil Administrator in Kosovo Harri Holkeri has warned Kosovo parliament president Nexhat Daci that changes to Kosovo's constitutional framework are outside the jurisdiction of its parliament.#L# During a discussion, which was organised on Tuesday by the Kosovo parliament's working group for changes to the Constitutional Framework, representatives of Kosovo institutions and experts urged that this basic legal document of the province be changed. In a letter to the parliament president, Civil Administrator Holkeri said the parliament had the right to act only in those areas in which it held powers. The proposal to make changes to the Constitutional Framework is outside the jurisdiction of the Kosovo parliament and encroaches on the rights which are reserved for the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Holkeri said. The Constitutional Framework was adopted with the consent of the UN Security Council and the Kosovo parliament can submit amendments only with regard to certain issues, however, it is not allowed to make substantial changes, Holkeri said, adding that such changes can be made only on the initiative of the UN Civil Administrator. Commenting on the UNMIK's position, the head of the working group for changes to the Constitutional Framework, Arsim Bajrami, said the people of Kosovo were aware of the limitations from the UN Security Council's Resolution 1244, but that there was still room for making changes to the Constitutional Framework. (Hina) rml