KLA TO HOLD PARADE BEFORE BEING DISBANDED TOMORROW

PRISTINA, Sept 18 (Hina) - The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) is planning to stage a great military parade in streets of Pristina on Saturday afternoon ahead of the deadline for its units' disbanding set on Sunday midnight. Official data on the demilitarisation of the KLA will be released after September 19, and on Sunday General Agim Qeku will hold its last meeting, in capacity of the KLA commander, with the commander of the international peace-keepers in Kosovo (KFOR), British General Mike Jackson. After that meeting a joint declaration should be signed. As of Monday, the current KLA military formations should act as a civilian force called the Kosovo Corps. Ahead of the final demilitarisation, KFOR commander, General Jackson gave an interview to Sunday's issue of "Koha Ditore", a newspaper with the greatest circulation in Kosovo. According to the British general, Kosovo Albanians surrendered arms to depots three days before the deadline. As of Sunday midnight they should stop wearing military uniforms. I know it is not an easy task for the Kosovo Liberation Army, as they were fighting, but under the current political circumstances in Kosovo no other force except KFOR can exist in Kosovo, pursuant to the UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Jackson told the newspaper. Commenting on a new civilian force, the Kosovo Corps, Jackson said it would be for urgent interventions and should be engaged in a very important task of reconstruction of Kosovo. (hina) ms