RUGOVA WARNS OF CONTINUED PRESENCE OF SERBIAN FORCES IN KOSOVO

( Editorial: --> 8941 ) PRISTINA, Oct 16 (Hina) - Kosovo Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova on Friday warned about the continued presence of Serbian forces in the province, adding that they were being sent to new positions while fresh forces were being sent from Serbia. Rugova accused the Belgrade regime of this week's sporadic shelling of the areas of Malisevo, Drenica and Mitrovica, which claimed the lives of a number of people. He pointed out the difficult refugee situation and added that several children had died of cold because refugees were still living under the open skies. The Kosovo Albanian leader requested that NATO forces be deployed in Kosovo as well as that the NATO ultimatum on air attacks on Yugoslavia remain in effect. The Serbian regime is conducting a repression campaign against Albanian political activists, Rugova added. (hina) rml 161320 MET oct 98