KOSOVO DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE CALLS ON BELGRADE TO WITHDRAW FORCES

( Editorial: --> 4147 ) PRISTINA, April 2 (Hina) - The presidency of the largest Kosovo Albanian party - the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo - on Thursday reiterated their request for the Belgrade regime to withdraw its special police forces from Kosovo. The party warned that the Serbian police were still holding the area of Drenica under siege. The police were terrorising the unprotected Albanian population, the party said adding there were reports saying police opened fire on some villages in the Srbica municipality yesterday. Recent reports spoke of an increased number of Serbian forces in Kosovo, the party said describing as false official statements from Belgrade on the withdrawal of special units. The Kosovo Democratic Alliance also warned the international community that the Serbian authorities were exerting pressure on a part of Kosovo Albanians to sign a declaration on loyalty. (hina) rm 021238 MET apr 98