KOSOVO ASSEMBLY ISSUES DECLARATION FOLLOWING QEKU'S ARREST

PRISTINA, Oct 23 (Hina) - Kosovo's assembly on Thursday expressed concern over the arrest of the Kosovo Protection Corps commander, General Agim Qeku, and previous arrests of representatives of Kosovo institutions and its citizens. #L# The assembly adopted a special declaration declaring null and void all arrest warrants and court rulings concerning citizens of Kosovo that have been issued by Serbian institutions. The declaration, which was not supported by Serb deputies, called on international institutions, including Interpol and Europol, not to recognise warrants issued by Serbia for the arrest of Kosovo citizens, saying that Kosovo was under UN jurisdiction and had its own democratic institutions. The assembly protested against the actions of Slovene authorities, who arrested Qeku at Ljubljana airport on Wednesday on a warrant issued by the Interpol office in Serbia and Montenegro. He was released early on Thursday following the intervention of the UN administrator of Kosovo. (hina) vm