COMMUNIQUÉ

Prishtina, October 12, 1998

CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AMERICAN-OFFERED PROJECTS

AND PROPOSALS, AND THOSE OF INTERNATIONAL POWERS IN GENERAL,

FOR SOLVING THE POLITICAL STATUS OF KOSOVA

1. Proposals and projects, according to the "rule", are first being

offered for review to the Serb regime, and then, after undergoing a

substantial change by the Serb regime, the projects and proposals are

being offered to the Albanian side as an amended version of the initial

proposition-project. Usually, these improvements, not inadvertently,

are in accordance with the Serb and Yugoslav constitution, where

Albanians are considered as Serbia citizens; this extending their

subservience. This is allowing the Serb regime become a filter of not

only the proposal-projects, but also of any other issue of the

International community dealing with Kosova, a policy which is

absolutely unacceptable for Albanians.

2. These proposals and projects usually describe the state of war in

Kosova; however, they refuse to recognize Albanians as a side in the

conflict. These projects and proposals do not recognize Albanians

because they do not recognize the Kosova Liberation Army (including

their political leadership), which is a carrier of the war in the

Albanian side, at the same time a carrier of the war which for Albanians

is a liberating war.

3. The international community tries to implement these

project-proposals by convincing Milosevic that with their attainment,

his position will strengthen. The international community has made this

mistake that can not be repeated, especially if they desire to find a

right and long-term solution to the Kosova problem.

4. So far, these project-proposals guarantee the Kosova Albanians fewer

rights than the 1974 Constitution. The rights we had and were taken

away in 1989 in an unconstitutional way can not even be thought about;

forget discussing or negotiating them.

5. Late project-proposals have not considered the significant main

privilege that guarantees valid solutions to conflicts: the

self-declaring right of nations. This privilege is even more valid in

Kosova, where it is well known that in 1991 All-National Referendum,

100% of the voters declared for Republic of Kosova as an independent

country.

6. Even when these project-proposals claim temporality, they do not

foresee any guarantees. This way they allow Serbia to continue their

oppression. Any uncertainties, intentional or not, will be in favor of

Serb regime.

We are in conformity to solve the Kosova situation with political means,

by negotiating with the Serb side, but with real negotiations, clear and

well prepared, since this is the only way to find a fair and

long-lasting agreement and solution to this problem. The following

pre-conditions have to be considered in order to start negotiations so

they are realistic and positive:

1. Cessation of all terrorist actions of the Serb military-police,

para-military and special and other follow-up forces, and their

withdrawal from the territory of Kosova.

2. To immediately start the investigations and persecutions of the Serb

criminals, who killed, robed, and massacred the innocent Albanian

population, in accordance with the International Law of Hague Tribune.

3. To allow a safe return to their homes and habitats, without any

problems, for the Albanians who were expunged from there as a result of

the war conditions. Also, to secure a safe return for all of those that

had to leave Kosova as result of persecution, repression, arrests,

chases and oppression by the Serb regime.

4. To release the kidnapped, arbitrarily arrested Albanians and all

political prisoners as well.

5. Full compensation of all damages to Albanians that were committed by

the military-police of the criminal Serb regime, including the damages

and debts of the last few years that the Serb regime has to pay to

Albanians.

6. To allow free access, work, and activity to Kosova, without any

impediments, for all international institutions and organizations

(especially humanitarian ones).

7. Negotiations have to be overseen by the major factors of the

international community (USA preferred), which would at the same time,

guarantee their success.

Adem Demaçi