KOSOVO ALBANIANS EXPECTED THE WEST TO DO MORE - RUGOVA

( Editorial: --> 8531 ) PRISTINA, Mar 10 (Hina) - The United States special envoy for the territory of the former Yugoslavia, Robert Gelbard, Tuesday voiced his government's deep concern over the situation in the southern Yugoslav province of Kosovo. After talks with Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova, Gelbard advocated that all forms of violence be stopped. He believed the Yugoslav Government should initiate the establishment of confidence and dialogue, adding that Albanian provocations had not been on a scale that would call for such violence on the part of Serbian authorities. Rugova pointed out the importance of a decision the Contact Group reached yesterday to the effect of lowering tension in Kosovo. He appreciated the US engagement in the Kosovo issue. Albanians expected much more than they have been offered, but hoped the US and the European Union would provide more assistance in the future, Rugova said. This afternoon Gelbard is to hold a press conference at the seat of the American Information Centre in Kosovo capital Pristina. (hina) ha jn 101518 MET mar 98