KOSOVO SERB LEADERS DISSATISFIED WITH UNMIK CHIEF'S REPORT TO UNSC
Tanjug - February 7, 2004

Kosovska Mitrovica, 7 February: Minister Goran Bogdanovic, the only Serb in the Kosovo government, told Tanjug on Saturday (7 February) that he was dissatisfied with the report UNMIK (UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo) head Harri Holkeri had submitted to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday, because it did not quote the real reasons for the absence of Serbs from the groups in charge of implementing the Standards for Kosovo.

"What we do agree with is that the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina may resume and we support this initiative," Bogdanovic said. Return coalition's whip at the Kosovo parliament Dragisa Krstovic said that he had expected Holkeri to present a more objective and complete picture of Kosovo-Metohija.

"The UNMIK head should have spoken about non-existent return results and in this context mentioned the main culprits - the international mission and local Albanians," Krstovic said.

"Holkeri's speech at the UN Security Council has shown that UNMIK's policy is to pave the way for a new Albanian state in the Balkans," Union of Serb Municipalities and Settlements in Kosovo-Metohija Assembly President Marko Jaksic told Tanjug.

He said that Holkeri had not said a single word about the plight of the Serb community in the province.
 

Source: Tanjug news agency, Belgrade, in English 1626 gmt 7 Feb 04

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