[kcc-news] Communique by General Staff of KLA on August 18, 1999 (fwd)

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The Kosova Liberation Army
The General Staff
For immediate release

Communique

The migration of Serbs from Kosova, the uncivil actions of a number of
persons from different ethnic backgrounds against the life and the
property of some citizens of Kosova, as well as attacks on various
buildings have been represented as actions committed by individuals and
persons affiliated with the KLA and it has been insinuated that these
actions have been committed by the KLA itself. Once again we wish to
affirm our conviction that those individuals that have committed these
crimes are not soldiers of th KLA. Regretfully, there are individuals
who, taking advantage from the current situation, attack the life and
the property of other individuals.

In many cases, such actions have been committed to distract the
attention of the international community from what is really happening
in Kosova. Such actions are intended to throw a shadow over the
extraordinary efforts of the people of Kosova to build a normal life and
a democratic and a multiethnic society. Also, due to such uncivil
actions, the serious and continuous efforts of all the KLA effective to
become a part of these processes have not been properly appreciated.
While the KLA rejects these accusations and forcefully condemns these
actions, at the same time, it invites all the Kosova citizens that
belong to the Serb and other minorities not involved in crimes committed
against other people, to stay in Kosova, so we altogether could work for
the building of a safe future for all its citizens.

The KLA is the army of all the citizens of Kosova. The KLA belongs to
all the people of Kosova. The KLA considers that its mission, in close
cooperation with other authorities, is to guarantee security and
protection for all the citizens of Kosova. During the war, we did
respect to a letter all the international conventions on war, and in no
case have we failed to respect the rights of the innocent civilians,
regardless of their ethnic background. It is a duty and an obligation
for all the KLA effective to respect the human rights and the
international conventions that regulate them even in peace time.
The KLA invites all the citizens of Kosova, regardless of their ethnic
background to stay in Kosova so that they can contribute to the building
of free and democratic society based on respect for human rights,
tolerance, and diversity. The General Staff of the KLA assures all the
citizens of Kosova that the KLA is an institution that belongs to all
the people of Kosova, that its soldiers and officers are committed to
the establishment of peace and ethnic harmony in Kosova. The KLA will do
whatever is necessary so that the cooperation with the international
authorities in their mission is fruitful and contributes to the peace
and security in Kosova.

Gen. Agim Çeku
Chief of General Staff
Prishtinë, August 18, 1999


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