BELGRADE, Aug 4 (Hina) - Serbia's Premier Zoran Djindjic has criticised the international community's representatives in Kosovo over "the creation of a bureaucratic atmosphere" and their bids "to ingratiate themselves with Kosovo
Albanians" in order to avoid problems. Djindjic said in an interview to a Belgrade newspaper 'Blic' that the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was "the Kosovo Albanians' hostage", and accused the international mission of its very bad conduct. According to Djindjic, the issue of missing local Serbs is not at all a problem for the current UNMIK head, Hans Haekkerup, but he cares more about possible attacks against a soldier of KFOR (NATO-led international peacekeepers). Djindjic asserted that he had some information that international representatives "were several times present at cases of abduction when Albanians kidnapped somebody but (international representatives) failed to do a
BELGRADE, Aug 4 (Hina) - Serbia's Premier Zoran Djindjic has
criticised the international community's representatives in
Kosovo over "the creation of a bureaucratic atmosphere" and their
bids "to ingratiate themselves with Kosovo Albanians" in order to
avoid problems.
Djindjic said in an interview to a Belgrade newspaper 'Blic' that
the UN Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) was "the Kosovo Albanians'
hostage", and accused the international mission of its very bad
conduct.
According to Djindjic, the issue of missing local Serbs is not at
all a problem for the current UNMIK head, Hans Haekkerup, but he
cares more about possible attacks against a soldier of KFOR (NATO-
led international peacekeepers).
Djindjic asserted that he had some information that international
representatives "were several times present at cases of abduction
when Albanians kidnapped somebody but (international
representatives) failed to do anything to prevent it."
According to him, the prospects that local Serbs will take part in a
November 17 general election in Kosovo "are slim or almost nil."
Djindjic, however, calls on Kosovo Serbs to register themselves for
the voters' rosters, as he holds that this would contribute to
"additional pressure" which should be exerted on international
community about the fulfilment of conditions in order that local
Serbs go to the polls.
Djindjic reiterated a stand which he had expressed as his personal
opinion about a territorial autonomy to be set up for Kosovo Serbs.
In his mind, it would imply Serb institutions independent from
international administration and inter-linked. Those Serb
institutions should co-ordinate the work with local Albanian
institutions but they will not be intertwined.
Commenting on indictees wanted by the UN war crimes tribunal in The
Hague (ICTY), Serbian PM said authorities should talk with them and
explain them "that their departure to The Hague is inevitable."
Besides, the country's authorities should also hold talks with ICTY
representatives on "the completion of a list of indictees to 15 so
that the Tribunal will no longer be the current topic."
Djindjic ruled out a possibility that any person accused by the ICTY
may be extradited if "there are restrictions for (his/her) hand-
over in compliance with the domestic legislation" or if the person
in concern enjoys immunity.
He added that the incumbent Serbian President Milan Milutinovic
could not be extradited for the said reasons. In addition, a former
interior minister, Vlajko Stojiljkovic, or the Yugoslav Army's
officer, Veselin Sljivancanin (accused of atrocities committed in
the Croatian town of Vukovar), can not be handed over, as their
transfer is now within civilian authorities' jurisdiction,
Djindjic claimed.
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