Kosovo beyond Constitution's reach
The chief of UN Mission in Kosovo, Joachim Ruecker, said the referendum for the new Constitution of Serbia will have no effect on the process of defining Kosovo's status. After his meeting with Kosovo's negotiation team, Ruecker said that the UNMIK administration will focus only on principles put forth by the Contact Group on September 20th.
"The referendum in Serbia will not affect Kosovo's status – neither now nor in the future", said the chief of UNMIK. Ruecker repeated that UNMIK will not support the referendum to be held in Kosovo, but at the same time will not disturb the citizens who wish to vote. On behalf of the Albanian negotiation team, Kosovo's President Fatmir Seidiu agreed with Ruecker and added: "We have made ourselves clear: we are against the referendum on the territory of Kosovo, especially at this moment when Kosovo's status is being defined."
It is a long way from words to deeds
In establishing a Municipal control commission for referendum monitoring, the Serbian Election Commission (RIK) either forgot or deliberately neglected the fact that the Municipality of Presevo has an approximately 90 per cent Albanian population, said the President of the Democratic Party of Presevo Valley, Skender Destani. He claims RIK to have assembled the referendum commission for Presevo only from "members of Serbian political parties".
"This clearly proves authorities' disinterestedness in minority rights, although the new Constitution addresses them. This only means that the government is not ready to realize its own writs", says Destani. He said that "although they will boycott the referendum", Albanians "want to be included in monitoring commissions and polling committees, in order to prevent potential misuse of Albanian votes from the Presevo Valley".
Neither multinational nor multicultural
The Islamic community and five Bosniak parties in Novi Pazar have signed a declaration that condemns the government's neglectiion of Bosniaks' proposals concerning the new Draft Constitution. The signatories demand that the Serbian President and Prime Minister, Boris Tadic and Vojsilav Kostunica, to begin dialogue on the status of Sanjak and the Bosniak community living in Serbia. The declaration is signed by all Bosniak parites, except Sulejman Ugljanin's List for Sanjak.
"It is unacceptable that the first article of the Constitution defines Serbia as a state of Serbian people. Furthermore, this supreme legal document shows utter disregard for the principles of European regionalism", reads the Declaration.
As stipulated in the document, it is unacceptable that the Constitution, in defining the state symbols and the national anthem, failed to acknowledge that Serbia is both a multinational and multicultural state.
The Declaration was signed by Sanjak's Mufti, presidents of Bosniak parties in Sanjak: Rasim Ljijic (Sanjak Democratic Party), Fevzija Muric (Party for Sanjak), Dzemail Suljevic (National Movement for Sanjak), Tarik Imamovic (Sanjak Alternative), and Zehnija Bulic (Sanjak Democratic Union).
"The referendum in Serbia will not affect Kosovo's status – neither now nor in the future", said the chief of UNMIK. Ruecker repeated that UNMIK will not support the referendum to be held in Kosovo, but at the same time will not disturb the citizens who wish to vote. On behalf of the Albanian negotiation team, Kosovo's President Fatmir Seidiu agreed with Ruecker and added: "We have made ourselves clear: we are against the referendum on the territory of Kosovo, especially at this moment when Kosovo's status is being defined."
It is a long way from words to deeds
In establishing a Municipal control commission for referendum monitoring, the Serbian Election Commission (RIK) either forgot or deliberately neglected the fact that the Municipality of Presevo has an approximately 90 per cent Albanian population, said the President of the Democratic Party of Presevo Valley, Skender Destani. He claims RIK to have assembled the referendum commission for Presevo only from "members of Serbian political parties".
"This clearly proves authorities' disinterestedness in minority rights, although the new Constitution addresses them. This only means that the government is not ready to realize its own writs", says Destani. He said that "although they will boycott the referendum", Albanians "want to be included in monitoring commissions and polling committees, in order to prevent potential misuse of Albanian votes from the Presevo Valley".
Neither multinational nor multicultural
The Islamic community and five Bosniak parties in Novi Pazar have signed a declaration that condemns the government's neglectiion of Bosniaks' proposals concerning the new Draft Constitution. The signatories demand that the Serbian President and Prime Minister, Boris Tadic and Vojsilav Kostunica, to begin dialogue on the status of Sanjak and the Bosniak community living in Serbia. The declaration is signed by all Bosniak parites, except Sulejman Ugljanin's List for Sanjak.
"It is unacceptable that the first article of the Constitution defines Serbia as a state of Serbian people. Furthermore, this supreme legal document shows utter disregard for the principles of European regionalism", reads the Declaration.
As stipulated in the document, it is unacceptable that the Constitution, in defining the state symbols and the national anthem, failed to acknowledge that Serbia is both a multinational and multicultural state.
The Declaration was signed by Sanjak's Mufti, presidents of Bosniak parties in Sanjak: Rasim Ljijic (Sanjak Democratic Party), Fevzija Muric (Party for Sanjak), Dzemail Suljevic (National Movement for Sanjak), Tarik Imamovic (Sanjak Alternative), and Zehnija Bulic (Sanjak Democratic Union).
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