Demaçi:" Mr.Hill cannot help anymore-State Department should find another person"

Prishtina, 8 December (ARTA) 1600CET--

"Although we are used on not being surprised, this time we were really flabbergasted with the draft of Mr.Hill ", declared the KLA political representative at the beginning of the regular press briefing held in the Writers Association of Kosova.

"There is an essential backwardness noticed in the new draft", stated Demaçi, concerning the recent project proposed by the American mediator, Christopher Hill.

"We were not happy neither with the third draft, while this fourth one is entirely unacceptable".

Demaçi claimed further that, he would give no firm statement since "we highly appreciate the American policy, as it is more advanced than the European one".

"Nevertheless, this new draft provides indisputable arguments that, Mr. Hill either is not acquaint with the Albanians cause or supports the Serb side. Therefore we would ask State Department that if possible to reconsider the works of Holbrooke and especially Hill", he claimed and estimated the mediating efforts of the two American envoys as unsuccessful.

"Mr.Hill cannot be anymore the person who could help avoiding of new conflicts", he claimed.

Further on he proposed that, the State department should appoint another person who would seriously commit itself (without being influenced by the prevailing circumstances) on "finding a genuine and permanent solution of the historical contest between Serbs and Albanians".

The KLA political representative expressed compliance with the viewpoints of Agani concerning the recent draft, but he stated that he would provide a more detailed statement later on.

"We would present our opinion, when the stands of all the partners are unified", he claimed.

Demaçi stated that, "on the main points, all the Albanians are unified". Yet, such a project is not difficult to be compiled, but the difficulty is to protect it. Asked about his previous statement according to which he accepts the status of Kosova as the third Federal Republic for a temporary period, Demaçi answered that:,

"We have not made any project so far, the final objective-the independence and sovereignty of Kosova is not excluded at all, but we have accepted to achieve that step by step".

"We have not made any concessions....but there are some balances of the forces incurring behind the curtains and we could not comprehend those properly....and they are messing the things up", he claimed, reminding that, "we have all shared the opinion that Albanians would have the right of self-determination after three years".

Concerning the recent threats from Belgrade, Demaçi claimed:"Belgrade does not have anything else but the argument of violence. These threats show the real face of the Belgrade regime".

"Although always being ready to contribute with all its force for the political solution.... KLA never had the illusion that it would force the Serb regime give up its brigandish and hegemonist character", claimed Demaçi adding further that, "we are sure that the Belgrade regime will not be democratized only by threats (without punishments) and while still having its military and police structure".

"This is an additional argument for the just strategy of KLA and all those who estimated that the Belgarde regime could not be forced to achieve a peaceful agreement without the NATO intervention", he claimed.

Asked whether the OSCE verification mission will lose its point under these circumstances, Demaçi responded negatively,

"We think that this mission will finally be successful, because NATO is staying behind it and it does not give up its right to react if it is necessary", he claimed.

"Judging from their behaviors, Serbs will compell NATO to react".

While mentioning the recent killings, Demaçi once again appealed the Albanian political subjects to unify and establish the General Assembly from its thoroughs.

He added further that, "A new Government of a wider spectrum would emerge from that Government, and that would be a structure of the joint political powers of Kosova, including KLA".

"That Government would be able to complete as much as it is necessary the Negotiating team", evaluated Demaçi.

"I also recommend the people to join by all their means to KLA-as a force which is the protector of the national interests and resistance", he claimed.

In this case he denied all his aspirations for any kind of promotions adding further that,

"My historic duty is to unify the Albanians, to put them into action, namely to join their powers and establish their state".