DEMAQI: U.S. SHOULD APPOINT SPECIAL ENVOY FOR KOSOVO

( Editorial: --> 8982 ) PRISTINA, Sept 8 (Hina) - Adem Demaqi, the political representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army, has asked the United States to appoint a special envoy who would be exclusively in charge of Kosovo, Yugoslavia's troubled southern province. The problem of Kosovo should not be dealt with by the US Ambassador in Macedonia, Demaqi told reporters in Pristina on Tuesday. The person to deal with that issue should not favour force and its results and bring Kosovo Albanians into a dead-end situation, he added. Demaqi also criticised the policy of European countries towards Kosovo, accusing them of a lack of efficiency. He also accused the Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and his regime for the tragedy the Albanian people were going through. Asked about the proposal on a transitional agreement in solving the Kosovo crisis, Demaqi rejected it claiming that the proposal did not include conditions set by the Kosovo Liberation Army. Asked about his opinion concerning possible new elections in Kosovo, Demaqi said he would support them should they be held under the supervision of the world's leading powers and enable the Albanian people to express their free political will. (hina) rml /mbr 081740 MET sep 98