Council of Native Nations: “The national issue and international guarantees that the opposition will fulfill the conditions of the European troika with democratic deputies in parliament”

A devastated Albania in Drenica, Obiliq and Kuk (II?) London sets the conditions The protection of Kosovo’s civilian population has gone beyond the scope of the mandate it received and can no longer consist only of monitoring measures. This message was given by American officials in yesterday’s consultations in Bachkiri. They told the Russian chief diplomat that NATO allies can no longer accept the disregard Belgrade is showing for the positions of the Contact Group. The U.S. State Department stresses that Kosovo is such a problem that the international community is firmly demanding that Belgrade stop the violence against the civilian population. The representative of the European and American allies met with the Russian president at yesterday’s luncheon. It now appears that the European Union and the United States have come very close to the idea that only the threat of force will make Belgrade back down from the escalation of violence in Kosovo. Having swept through 16 hotspots in 52 strikes, Serbian military forces and militia have taken control of the entire Drenica area, reports the foreign press. The settlements of Sverdla, Reçaku and Polluzha were considered the hardest hit by the Serb attacks on Sunday. The residents of these villages have mostly fled toward Vushtrri. More than 10,000 Kosovars have been displaced from their homes for fear of Serbian violence. Several hundred families have taken shelter in the surrounding forests. The Serbian news agency Tanjug admits that 14 people were killed in Serbian police actions in the Kosovo region. Serbian forces also attacked the village of Ashlan, where, according to the Belgrade news agency, three residents were killed. The borders around demonstrators and foreign journalists are being enforced even in the center of Prishtina. According to AFP, Serbian police have closed off part of the center of Prishtina and have surrounded the area’s theaters. Five villages in southern Kosovo on the Drenica-Obiliq line have been placed under the control of Serbian police forces. According to the Serbian news agency Beta, yesterday’s dawn offensive in the Podujeva area. Serbian authorities claim that 100 Albanian terrorists are operating in Kosovo and being commanded from abroad. In testimony gathered from the village of Likosan in Drenica, the journalists’ mission reports that hundreds of thousands of forces are attacking. On the outskirts of Prishtina, police have begun harsh checks and have surrounded parts of the city. American diplomacy is raising its tone. The chairman of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, and the leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, appeared at a joint press conference where they warned of new dimensions of the crisis. U.S. information indicates that a police and military unit with heavy artillery support operated against part of Drenica. According to the Serbian news agency Tanjug, the villages of Vërban, Llaushë and Gllanasellë are under police control. The United States and its allies state that Belgrade has crossed every line and will face serious consequences if it does not immediately change course. Destroyed houses in Drenica. Obiliq and Kuk (II?)

The strikers: Politicians and the government have stolen our money “We have made this request here. We are aware that the managers of the VEFA company are guilty. Jafdezi and Vullneti are engaged in activity that is against the constitution, or perhaps the problem is the work they have put on us...” ON PAGE 5

200,000 protesters in the streets of Prishtina ON PAGE 2

The Venice Commission, a rebuke to Nano ON PAGE 4

Azem Hajdari awaits primitive macaronis ON PAGE 6 The Albanian government: “Suitcase smuggling” Towards an administrative referendum ON PAGE 6 35 thousand signatures do not recognize Vefa, Delijorgji & Toufçe ON PAGE 5

Victims: 14 women and 12 children ON PAGE 2 Albanians protest in London, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Oslo, etc. Support for Kosovo, stop Serbian terror ON PAGE 2

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