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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 9, No. 94, Part II, 18 May 2005

U.S. CONFIRMS ACTION PLAN FOR KOSOVA. U.S. State Department spokesman
Richard Boucher said in Washington on 17 May that Undersecretary of
State Nicholas Burns will soon announce a plan to move forward on
resolving the status of Kosova, Reuters reported (see "RFE/RL
Newsline," 17 May 2005). "We think we're now entering a new stage in
our policy toward the Balkans, one that will accelerate the region's
integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions," Boucher stressed. He
added that Washington hopes that "the standards of democracy and
multiethnicity for Kosovo will be [met] as soon as possible.... We
all believe we are coming to a time when we should deal with the
status issues." PM

KOSOVA'S PRESIDENT BELIEVES INDEPENDENCE WILL COME WITHOUT TALKS WITH
SERBIA.
Muhamet Hamiti, who is Kosovar President Ibrahim Rugova's
spokesman, told RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service
on 17 May that Rugova firmly believes that Kosova must work towards
independence without any preliminary negotiations with Belgrade (see
"RFE/RL Newsline," 16 and 17 May 2005). Hamiti stressed that "there
is no international document that treats Kosova as part of Serbia, so
one cannot speak of a unilateral separation from Serbia but rather of
completing a process by which Kosova will become a separate state."
He noted that ongoing work on a proposed constitution for Kosova is
simply sound preparation for when independence comes but does not
constitute a unilateral declaration of independence in and of itself.
PM

 

 

Faqja 23 - BOTE

Maj 18, 2005

 
Sot nė Kongres strategjia e re. Bėrns: Statusi s'mund tė mbahet pezull
 
Njė plan "Bush" pėr Kosovėn
Ja si do tė arrihet statusi pėrfundimtar
 

 

UASHINGTON

SHBA pėrgatit vendimin pėr tė ardhmen e Kosovės. Administrata Bush vendosi tė ndryshojė strategjinė pėr Kosovėn, pas harresės sė rajonit tė trazuar qė prej marrjes sė pushtetit nė vitin 2000. Uashingtoni do tė angazhohet tashmė pėr zgjidhjen e ēėshtjes sė statusit, ndėrsa diplomatėt thonė se do tė deklarohet hapur nėse Kosova do tė jetė e pavarur nga Serbia apo jo. Gazeta "Washington Post" njoftoi dje se administrata Bush ka pėrgatitur njė plan tė ri pėr Kosovėn, qė do tė paraqitet sot nė Kongresin amerikan nga zėvendėssekretari amerikan i Shtetit Nikolas Bėrns. Plani ėshtė mirėpritur nga "avokati" i Kosovės nė administratėn Klinton, Riēard Hollbruk. "Mė e rėndėsishmja ėshtė se SHBA po merr atė rol drejtues nga i cili hoqi dorė vitet e fundit", tha ai. Administrata parashikon konfirmimin e njė qėndrimi tė qartė pėr ēėshtjen e Kosovės. "Nėse situata do tė mbahet pezull pėr njė vit apo dy vjet, do tė kemi rritje tė tensionit", tha njė zyrtar i administratės, i cili nuk deshi tė identifikohej. Zyrtari tha se nuk mund tė zbulonte planin para seancės nė Kongres, por konfirmoi se ai ishte pėrgatitur nė bashkėpunim me zyrtarėt europianė dhe ata tė OKB-sė. Organizata e Kombeve tė Bashkuara, nga ana e saj, pritet tė dėrgojė shumė shpejt nė Prishtinė ambasadorin norvegjez nė NATO, Kai Eide, pėr tė vlerėsuar nėse Kosova ėshtė gati pėr bisedimet pėr statusin. Menjėherė pas kėtij procesi OKB-ja do tė sponsorizojė negociatat ndėrkombėtare lidhur tė ardhmen e Kosovės. Gazeta thekson se "Rusia, mbrojtėsja tradicionale e serbėve, fillimisht garantoi mbėshtetjen pėr idenė, por mė pas shprehu rezervat e saj. Sipas zyrtarėve tė lartė amerikanė, administrata mund tė kombinojė kėtė nxitje pėr Kosovės me njė paralajmėrim pėr serbėt se marrėdhėniet normale e tyre me SHBA-nė dhe NATO-n varen nga arrestimi i kriminelėve tė luftės. Prishtina zyrtare ende nuk ka bėrė asnjė koment lidhur me planin e ri tė administratės Bush. Politikanėt kosovarė kanė bėrė vazhdimisht thirrje pėr njė rol drejtues tė Uashingtonit nė bisedimet pėr zgjidhjen e ēėshtjes sė statusit, por Prishtina zyrtare ka qenė e kujdesshme pėr tė mos lėnė jashtė ndikimin e BE-sė. Dje, kryeministri Bajram Kosumi mori edhe njė ftesė zyrtare nga Beogradi pėr bisedime dhe u shpreh i gatshėm pėr tė rinisur dialogun.

 

 

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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 9, No. 93, Part II, 17 May 2005

 
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

U.S. REPORTEDLY SET TO LAUNCH PLAN FOR KOSOVA.
"The Washington Post"
reported on 17 May that "the Bush administration has decided on a new
strategy designed to finally settle whether Kosovo will become fully
independent of Serbia, [unnamed] U.S. officials said." An unnamed
"senior administration official said, speaking on the condition of
anonymity...[that] 'if you freeze the situation for two or more
years, you are likely to create a pressure cooker.'" The
Washington-based daily added that "the plan, which Undersecretary of
State Nicholas Burns will announce in congressional testimony [on 18
May] and a speech [the following day], has been carefully worked out
in intensive discussions with UN and European officials. The United
Nations will shortly appoint Kai Eide, the Norwegian ambassador to
NATO, to assess whether Kosovo is ready for final-status talks. Once
that certification is made, probably by mid-autumn, then the United
Nations will sponsor international negotiations on whether Kosovo
should remain part of Serbia, become independent, or achieve a hybrid
status." Eide made a study on Kosova for UN Secretary-General Kofi
Annan in 2004, in which Eide called on the UN to move quickly on
giving the Kosovars a "road map" for the future, but Annan was more
cautious (see "RFE/RL Balkan Report," 20 August and 17 December
2004). PM

See : Bush Has Plan to Act on the Status of Kosovo

U.S. Planning New Strategy Toward Kosovo

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

 

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RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 9, No. 92, Part II, 16 May 2005

WHAT KIND OF MEETING BETWEEN KOSOVAR AND SERBIAN LEADERS? Kosova's
Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi told Deutsche Welle's Albanian Service
on 14 May that he is willing to meet with Serbian leaders outside the
region, (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 27 April and 2 May 2005). The Kosovar
authorities have previously ruled out substantial political
negotiations with Belgrade but are willing to continue sporadic
discussions about practical issues. The Kosovars want political talks
to take place outside Serbia or Kosova to stress that Kosova's future
is an international issue. The Serbian authorities have recently
pressed for political discussions in order to gain influence over
Kosova's affairs, which the elected authorities in Prishtina maintain
Serbia forfeited by its behavior in the 1998-99 conflict. In response
to Kosumi's latest interview, Srdjan Djuric, who is a spokesman for
Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, said in Belgrade on 15 May
that Kostunica is willing to meet Kosumi in the Kosovar town of
Prizren on 24 May, Prishtina dailies reported. But Daut Dauti, who is
Kosumi's spokesman, responded that any meeting "will not take place
at the time and place" proposed by Djuric. Some Kosovar media
suggested on 16 May that that some sort of meeting between Belgrade
and Prishtina leaders is likely in the near future, adding that the
session is likely to have political impact even if it involves little
more than polite talk. PM

IS KOSOVA'S PRESIDENT PLANNING TO DECLARE INDEPENDENCE? London's
"Financial Times" of 16 May quoted Kosova's President Ibrahim Rugova
as saying that he is drafting a constitution for an independent
Kosova. "We are drafting our own constitution, as is our right, and
in due time it will be presented to the parliament, which will either
vote on it or send it for a referendum," the president said. He
called the document as "a constitution for a democratic state drawing
on Kosova's historical traditions, [Thomas] Jefferson, the unifying
principle of independence, and other European constitutions." The
London-based daily concluded that Rugova is "considering a unilateral
split from Serbia, in case the United Nations, [United States], and
[the EU] fail to achieve a diplomatic settlement this year over
[Kosova's]...political status." Prime Minister Kosumi told the daily
that he agrees with Rugova's moves, adding that he opposes any
gradual transition to independence. "The transitional phase, if it
goes [on for a longer period of time], is a danger to the transition
[to stability] of the entire region," Kosumi stressed (see "RFE/RL
Balkan Report," 17 December 2004, and 15 April and 6 May 2005). PM