[ALBSA-Info] In breach of International law

[Agron Alibali]

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 Youth Initative
 Molerova 78/4
 Tel: +381 11/ 344 59 47, 344 59 48
 e-mail: office at y...
 
 
 
 Serbia and Montenegro in breach of UN Resolution 1244
and the Kumanovo
 Agreement
 
 
 
 Youth Initiative appeals to the Ministry of Defense
to urgently withdraw
 from Kosovo all members of the Serbia and Montenegro
Army whose presence in
 Kosovo is in serious breach of international
obligations previously agreed
 upon. The UN Resolution 1244 and the Kumanovo
Agreement require that
 intelligence forces, as part of the military units of
the Serbia and
 Montenegro Army, are not to be present in the
territory of Kosovo. A
 statement given by Momir Stojanovic, Director of
Military and Security
 Agency (MSA) of Serbia and Montenegro, with regard to
a draft of
 intelligence forces to Kosovo, points to a clear
violation of international
 obligations undertaken by the Serbia and Montenegro.
 
 
 
 Annex 1 of the UN Resolution 1244 (issued in 1999)
requres a complete
 withrawal from Kosovo of all military, police and
paramilitary forces.
 Paragraph 3c, Article 1 of the Kumanovo Agreement
clearly defines the
 withdrawal of "FRY forces" and all personnel and
organizations with a
 military capability, including all members of its
intelligence service.
 Paragraph 4a stipulates that "under no circumstances
shall any Forces of
 the FRY and the Republic of Serbia enter into,
reenter, or remain within
 the territory of Kosovo (...) without the prior
express consent of the
 international security force (K-For) commander".
 
 
 
 The statement of MSA Director, emphasizing that
members of the MSA have
 been operationally present in Kosovo for the past 12
months, shows that
 authorities of Serbia and Montenegro are not in
compliance with
 international obligations, to which they themelves
often refer. One of the
 goals of the Kumanovo Agreement is establishment and
maintenance of durable
 cessation of hostilities and creation of conditions
of safety for all
 citizens of Kosovo. Activities of MSA clearly show
that a civilian control
 of the Serbia and Montenegro Army is nonexistent and
that a thorough reform
 of all military structures is neccessary.
 
 
 
 Violation of international obligations may strongly
affect a dialogue on
 the future of Kosovo, and gravely undermine efforts
to establish durable
 peace and stability in the region. Youth Initiative
demands that the
 Minister of Defense launch a thorough investigation
into the matter and
 punlish all responsible persons for violating
international obligations.
 
 
 
 For more information, contact the Youth Initiative
office in Belgrade:
 Molerova 78/4, 011 344 59 47, 344 59 48, or via
e-mail: office at y...
 
 
 
 

        

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