Several thousand Kosovo Serbs rally in support of Serbian negotiation team
BBC Monitoring Europe (Political) - September 15, 2006 Friday

Text of report by Serbian independent news agency FoNet

Belgrade, 15 September: Several thousand Serbs have gathered in a number of places in Kosovo at rallies organized in support of the Serbian delegation taking part in negotiations about Kosovo-Metohija in Vienna, the Coordination Centre [for Kosovo-Metohija, headed by Sanda Raskovic-Ivic] said today.

The rallies were staged under the slogan "We shall remain and survive in Kosmet [Kosovo-Metohija], in the state of Serbia", and the Serbs' message for the international community was that "independent Kosovo would be a reward for criminals" the statement said.

Source: FoNet news agency, Belgrade, in Serbian 1533 gmt 15 Sep 06

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