Pursuant to the Declaration of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Serbia dated 27th August 2003, and the obligation of the Republic of Serbia as
a member state of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro to give its full
contribution to the due implementation of the United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1244 of 10th June 1999, the Military-technical Agreement on Kosovo
and Metohia of 9th June 1999, and the Joint Document on cooperation between FR
Yugoslavia and UNMIK of 5th November 2001,
and in accordance with Article 73, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of the
Republic of Serbia, and based on Article 130 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Republic of Serbia ("The Official gazette of Republic of Serbia, Nr. 32/02
– amended text, 57/03, 12/04 and 29/04),
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, at the fifth sitting of the
First Regular session for the year 2004, held on 26th march 2004, has adopted
the
R E S O L U T I O N
OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
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Serbs in Kosovo and Metohia, and their property, the Serbian sacred sites in
the Province, the whole of
Starting from the necessity that the Serb people, all citizens and state
institutions should engage towards the protection of the highest national and
state interests, the National Assembly of the
1) The pogrom against
the Serb population in Kosovo and Metohia from 17th to 19th March this year, is a consequence of lack of readiness on the part of
UNMIK and KFOR to exercise their obligations under UN SC Resolution 1244. SB UN. This is a direct result of the transfer of
competences from the international administration to the provisional
institutions in Kosovo.
2) The Albanian
population, even after the arrival of the civilian and military mission in June
1999, acted with animosity to the Serb population, demonstrated through a huge
number of murders, fires and continued threats directed at forced exile from
the Province. It is therefore certain that the events of 17th to 19th March are
not a surprise, and the responsibility of the international peace-keeping and
security forces is therefore the greater.
3) Along with
increased and improved organization of the international security forces, we
request from the international community to undertake
a decisive investigation of committed crimes and to punish the perpetrators of
organized violence. We also request immediate reconstruction of houses,
churches and monasteries, so that life may continue in them and so that
Albanian terrorists are clearly persuaded of the futility of their plan.
4) The most recent
organized violence of Albanians against Serbs, representing ethnic cleansing
and a threat to the stability of the region as a whole, point, beyond doubt, to
the conclusion that it is necessary to reconsider and change the overall UN
policy in the Province.
5) In doing so, it is
necessary to respect the principles of international law, primarily the
principle of integrity of borders, as well as the UN SC Resolution 1244.
6) The Government of
the
a) Kosovo and Metohia is an inalienable part of
b) Serbs in Kosovo and Metohia must receive new institutional guarantees for
their position and a better protection of their rights.
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7) Our state is
obliged, both under its law, and under international conventions, to protect
cultural-historical monuments and religious buildings in the Province. The
burning of Serbian churches and monasteries during the most recent wave of violence
once again showed the striving of Albanian terrorists and separatists to change
the historical-cultural picture of Kosovo and Metohia. It is therefore
necessary, along with the proposal for a political solution, to determine
efficient ways of protection, some of which are included in the UN SC
Resolution 1244.
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This Resolution is
submitted to our citizens, relevant institutions and the whole international
community from whom we expect understanding and a response that is required for
international combat against terrorism.
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