BELGRADE SENDS NOTE OF PROTEST OVER ALBANIAN DECLARATION

BELGRADE, Sept 3 (Hina) - The foreign ministry of Serbia-Montenegro on Wednesday handed over a note of protest to Albania's embassy in Belgrade following a move of the Albanian parliament which adopted a declaration condemning the Serbian-Montenegrin parliament's recent declaration on Kosovo. #L# The parliament in Tirana described the document of the parliament in Belgrade as the revival of a nationalistic policy. "The adoption of such a declaration by the Albanian parliament is a grave violation of and interference in the internal affairs of a neighbouring country. It is an attempt to influence, namely to destabilise the situation in the region, something Serbia- Montenegro cannot allow," said an assistant to the foreign minister of Serbia-Montenegro. "Therefore we have forwarded the protest, having in mind that it (the Albanian declaration) is contrary to the UN Security Council's Resolution 1244 on Kosovo," Aleksandra Joksimovic was quoted by the B92 radio as saying on Wednesday. (hina) ms sb