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“The Socialist government has supported armed groups in Kosovo” Clinton: Nano was right to meet with Millosheviç. His concept for Kosovo is a modern one

Clinton: Nano was right to meet with Millosheviç. His concept for Kosovo is a modern one

Rugova: In Kosovo, Berisha’s return would

Bardhyl Minxhozi Since the media have no usual means of reporting on the meeting, they have turned to the history and beauty of the castle and the town of Rambouillet. So far, the news from Rambouillet resembles tourist advertisements. Knowing that no new news is expected soon, people enjoy the snow-covered views of a beautiful castle. But even those reports presented as news have a mysterious element reminiscent of medieval stories about castles where the learned knew very little about the lives of princes. Meanwhile, journalists report on journalists milling around the castle who cannot get inside its gates, on airplanes that are forbidden to fly over the town, and on modern telephones that are prohibited from being used. Perhaps in the coming days we will hear that a journalist has been caught climbing the castle walls with a rope! In any case, this old castle has had the chance to add one of the most important events of our time to its annals, though in fact it is not modern at all. The age-old nature of the conflict could hardly have been expected to be resolved in the setting of an extravagant architectural landmark. Perhaps a formal distinction can be drawn here between the USA and Europe, between the different ways in which they try to solve problems. The military base at Dayton, where years ago the Serbs were compelled to sign an agreement amid the noise of fighter jets taking off and landing, is entirely different from Rambouillet Castle, where only birds have the right to fly. Nevertheless, all this blackout around and inside the castle seems like a maneuver. Following the apparent unity of the Albanian delegation, as well as its choice of the UÇK representative as delegation leader, it seems that the meeting’s mysteries are no longer inside the castle. While the Albanian side has every opportunity to make decisions and has much less need for contacts outside the castle, the Serbian side, given its level of representation at this meeting, can only seriously occupy itself with the history of Rambouillet Castle if it truly has no way to communicate with Belgrade! Meanwhile, this French Dayton lacks two important figures, in addition to the atmosphere and chivalric style: Mr. Holbrooke and Millosheviç. The former, after the Dayton agreement, having acquired the title of architect of a fragile peace, wrote a book about that agreement. The latter, Slobodan Millosheviç, after losing the war and killing tens of thousands of people, won Western support to stay in power, in exchange for a signature on the belated peace agreement. (A peace that came more as the result of a war that had ended than of efforts to stop it.) It is also interesting that no negotiator in Rambouillet mentions the fate of the latest “Holbrooke–Millosheviç” Agreement, which halted NATO’s air strikes last year and was presented as an important step toward stabilizing the situation in the region. Millosheviç merely gained time from that agreement, while hundreds more people were killed; this time the international community had the opportunity to count the victims directly. Perhaps this is one reason why the architect of peace in Bosnia is not taking part in the meeting in France. For even if the Serbs sign something in Rambouillet, Millosheviç’s approval and signature outside Rambouillet Castle will necessarily be required. It is no wonder that Holbrooke and Millosheviç are being mentioned behind the scenes, which matter more than the castle, if NATO has not seriously considered a military attack on Yugoslavia!

A modern concept Rugova: Berisha’s return would be welcomed in Kosovo In this conversation, Rugova opposed Nano’s policy at that time and expressed the view that the situation would be better if Berisha were in power in Albania. This was opposed by US President Clinton, who pointed out that “one cannot cross the same waters twice at the same banks.” Page 11 Rugova: In Kosovo, Berisha’s return would

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