KOSOVO SERB LEADER SAYS ALBANIAN MILITANTS' APPEARANCE FORM OF PRESSURE
BBC Monitoring International Reports - October 8, 2007 Monday

Text of report by Serbian radio on 5 October

[Reporter Branislav Kostadinovic] True proponents of peace are alarmed by the armed paramilitary formation ANA [Albanian National Army - AKSh in Albanian] which poses a threat not only to Serbs, that they are not welcome in Kosmet [Kosovo-Metohija], but to Albanians not to accept anything less than independence, and to the international forces, domestic observers have assessed. Branislav Kostadinovic reports.

The emergence of the so-called Albanian National Army [ANA - AKSh in Albanian] is a search for an alternative to the negotiating process which is in full swing, just as the UCK [Kosovo Liberation Army] appeared prior to the Rambouillet talks, said Oliver Ivanovic, head of the Serb List for Kosmet.

[Ivanovic] The ANA appears in every critical situation and carries two messages, one intimidating the Serbs, suggesting that they are not welcome in Kosmet and two, it addresses the international community which has become more aware that a speedy solution would be short-lived and unsustainable, that it would cause more problems than unresolved status that everyone sees as a problem.

[Reporter] Kosmet Serbs are concerned by the mild condemnation by the international community and if Kfor [Kosovo Force] and the UNMIK [UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo] police fail to solve the case, we will regard that as a sign of their support to terrorists, said Ivanovic.

State Secretary for Kosmet Dusan Prorokovic explained that Serbia could only exchange information with UNMIK and Kfor but that the civilian and military missions were in charge of operational action.

[Prorokovic] The international civilian and military missions have instruments to carry out an investigation, to find out where the footage came from and identify those people and then apply the law on criminal procedure and other laws, because this is a deed warranting condemnation and calls for legal action. If the UNMIK or Kfor lack the capacity to do so, or dare not do so, they should say so publicly.

Source: Radio Belgrade in Serbian 1300 gmt 5 Oct 07

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