(Adds Kosovo call for defence force, paragraphs 7-11, 20-22)
PRISTINA, Serbia and Montenegro, May 11 (Reuters) - The U.N. governor of Kosovo says the province has made real progress on standards set by major powers, giving a boost to the Albanian majority's bid for independence from Serbia this year.
The positive assessment is contained in Danish diplomat Soren Jessen-Petersen's upcoming report to the United Nations Security Council, to be presented in late June but seen by Reuters on Thursday.
His overview of the situation in Serbia's southern province, run by the world body since 1999, says the Albanian leadership has "revitalised" efforts to improve the lives of Serbs and other ethnic minorities and create a functioning democracy.
"As a result of this intensified effort it is now possible to discern progress across the broad front on Standards implementation," says the report.
If the provisional institutions "maintain their present level of commitment we should witness substantial further achievement in the coming months", it adds.
The report will be welcomed by Western powers who say Kosovo's 90-percent ethnic Albanian majority must enforce the rule of law and protect the rights of the remaining 100,000 Serbs to improve its chances of clinching independence.
Reflecting a growing confidence independence is near, the Kosovo Albanians put in a request to a visiting NATO delegation for their own defence force once a deal is reached.
President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Agim Ceku, a former guerrilla commander, made the sensitive request to the delegation led by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
There was no immediate response from NATO, which with the U.N. has shied away from the issue of a future Kosovo army.
But Scheffer, on a one-day visit to the province, said the alliance's 17,000 troops would keep the peace and warned extremists against testing their resolve.
"The spoilers will not have a chance," he told reporters.
VIENNA TALKS
Direct talks between Serbia and the Kosovo Albanians began in February in Vienna, seven years after NATO bombs drove out Serb forces to halt the ethnic cleansing employed by Belgrade in a two-year war with ethnic Albanian guerrillas.
U.N. chief mediator Martti Ahtisaari expects to finish preliminary discussion of technical issues such as local self-government and minority rights by July, before talks on actual "final status" begin.
Belgrade has shown few signs yet that it will consent to Kosovo's independence. It talks of declaring Kosovo "occupied territory" if independence is imposed by the major powers, a step that could create a Cyprus-style division in the Balkans.
Diplomats say the West will push for a form of independence under European Union and NATO supervision, within the year.
But they fear for the future of the Kosovo Serbs, a ghettoised minority targeted by sporadic violence. Around half the Serb population fled revenge attacks after the war.
The governor's report cites police figures suggesting ethnically motivated crime had declined compared to 2005.
"The improving picture was offset by a small number of high-profile cases, and despite the statistical improvement members of minority communities continue to express fears about their freedom of movement," it says.
Former Kosovo Prime Minister Bajram Kosumi resigned in March following sustained international criticism of his performance in meeting the standards.
Ceku, his successor, pressed for a Kosovo defence force -- an idea that would outrage Serbia -- at the talks with Scheffer.
"We count on the support of NATO's forces for the creation of a Kosovo defence force that will contribute to internal and regional stability," he said in a statement.
The nearest Kosovo has to an army is the Kosovo Protection Corps, a civil emergency force created from the disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army.
(Additional reporting by Shaban Buza)
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you albanian dogs should enjoy this short lived happiness because soon the magnitude of cock in your ass will be insurmountable even by your ripped anal standards
US congress against siptar dogs
http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/14-04-2006/79175-0
any questions you delusional rabid dogs ?
ps: prepare your wife's and daughters ass with some vaseline for my big cock
the world wants someone to slaughter more moslem albos... who will step up ? it is good when albos leave because they are so stupid and have so little loyalty to anything but the dick they chase that they never return to siptari land... just like gypsies - only worse. moslem dogs deserve beatings and death... their is no denying this. siptaris are a bunch of syphilitic inbred cocksuckers
another article highlighting the bullshit occuring in kosovo and how american sentiment opposes the siptari dogs
http://americandaily.com/article/13420
that's right albo cocksuckers... suck on it
your goals of an ethnic albo muttville nation is bullshit whatever cocksucking god the albo dogs adhere too.
I hope he is not married coz he'll unleash his fury on the poor woman.
i unleash the fury on albo prostitutes ask your wife where her ass got torn when she comes home from the brothel...
Ghettos are good for Serbs. Keeps them together and safe. Hooray for ghettos.
Didn't a million Serbs go see Milosevic give his speech at Kosovo Polje in the 88? Serbs went there all the time until the KLA and Albanaian mafia took over.
someone is pissed.
but why, you already knew this.
plese find another 50 other articles, that might change somebodies mind. hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahah
why do u write under unonymous, to afraid to show ur self. guess what,
did u hear of two Scums, or ur compadres geting shot today, hahaha
do u know that our plan is that when we get independance were gonna throw u all out, hahahaha
Ice cream for everybody
Actually there are people from Belgrade and other towns in Serbia who visited Kosovo.
Its surprising how many people in Serbia have blood ties to Kosovo although personally I dont have such ties.
I dont call any part of Serbia cradle of society. Dont babies sleep in cradles? If however, you are talking about Serbian history in Kosovo then there is plenty of that.
As far as this report is concerned quelle suprise? Peterson and indeed that position that he occupies is pro Albanian by definition. Or more precisely its pro Kosovo majority. UNMIK and Peterson simply cant afford to offend the majority population in Kosovo in case they turn against him and the corrupt lot from the UN.
Thats the sad truth.
a) I am not Serbian, I just have the utmost respect for a proud and valiant people, as opposed to a bunch of dirtbag starving siptars who could only rob and steal on using thieved childrens bicycles to support themselves.
b) if making an account will make you happy please hold your breath and wait for me to make one... perhaps after i inject semon in your wifes ass i will get to it
ahahahaha
Mitrovica why do you keep making generalised comments when anybody who is reading this in a half serious way can see that I've been trying to address you. Strangely, you dont reply until I point it out. And in the mean time you make comments about Serbs like
'achieve something they never could in real life-someone engaging them in real conversation.'
or
'It seems every serb suffers from split personality dissorder. A shrink or a shutgun should do the trick'
ER... HELLO EARTH TO MITROVICA, what do you think I've been trying to do but to engage in serious conversation?
I'd say a disorder is choosing to only to respond to insults with insults and then in the next breath complaining about those that indulge in such activities.
Clearly you cant complain about being insulted when you are giving as good as you get.
The same horny sailors commenting everyday.
( reporting by Shaban Buza)
LOL a siptar reporter.
Here's an update which siptars don't want to read. The last 2 paragraphs say it all.
Petersen commends, Scheffer warns | 14:07 May 12 | Beta
Soeren Jessen Petersen (FoNet)
PRIŠTINA -- Soeren Jessen Petersen said that Kosovo has made serious progress in the implementation of standards.
The UNMIK Chief said that in his report which he will give at the next meeting of the UN Security, he will state that the Albanian leaders have started to work seriously on improving the standards of living for Serbs and other minorities in the region. He also said that progress has been made in creating a functional democracy.
“As a result of the increased efforts, the possibility of making progress in standards for all fields will be better.” Petersen said.
Petersen said that if the temporary institutions continue to work in this manner, there will be a noticeable improvement in the implementation of standards within the next few months. He also said that the number of ethnically motivated acts has fallen off this year.
Scheffer gives warnings
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits the Veliki Dečani monastery (FoNet)
After a visit to Kosovo with a delegation of NATO officials, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer warned that anyone who tries to get in the way of the Kosovo status discussions will have to deal with KFOR.
Scheffer said that KFOR will continue to offer support to the community in Kosovo and that the international forces will stay in Kosovo during this tough period which the region is going through. Scheffer and his delegation met with senior officials from Kosovo in Priština, and then visited the Visoki Dečani monastery.
At the end of his visit, he had two main messages for Kosovo.
“The first is a military message. And it is that NATO will not allow anyone to disturb the situation in Kosovo while the status discussions are ongoing. NATO is in Kosovo so that it would make the discussion process easier through stabilising the situation in the region and sending the message that potential offenders do not stand a chance. KFOR will strike down anyone who tries to interfere with the discussion process.” Scheffer said.
His second message was of a political nature and it referred to the reaching of a compromise by the discussion teams in Vienna.
“I hope that, after the discussions, we will not be in the situation where there will be expectations and hope on one side and frustration on the other.” Scheffer said, adding that a compromise is vital in achieving such a goal.
The disgusting offensive comments by serbian individuals are clear proof that these particular serb scum bags have now come to their senses and realized that the land currently called Kosovo/a is now 100% lost to them and will shortly be reverting back to its traditional and rightful owners - Albanians whom have always made up the overwhelming majority of the population (90% - 100% over many many many millenia). Oh, of course different minorities will be allowed to live there just as they have done before and are still doing to this day and just as long as they are law abiding citizens and understand what democracy means).
My regards to all the true Albanians out there wherever they may be. The ones that are a bit mixed up in the head and/or heart can go to Serbia, Turkey, Arabia or even hell.
Ilirian Bytyçi
I will develop a new flight object with new kind of weapons and I'll start a war against Serbia if Kosova would not be recognized that weapon will be more multimedia that will kill the Serbian spirit and will not bring the death to the peoples but the spirituality of Serbians shit eaters.
Every word that you Serbians write is full of bullshit so no were could fit on modern civilization. You speak, feal and radiate only bullshit. When you watch RTS you don't see nothig but pures propaganda similar that Hitler's governement had but what they do miss is the ministry of Propaganda because all the existing minitries do that job.
Bexhet Pacolli had made a lot of money in Russia and he is investing in Kosovo's status a lot more then you serbians gave to the www.savekosovo.org hehe 600 000 us$ it is like a penny comparing to what we albianians are giving for Kosova.
Albanski friends si jeni mir?, I'm a Croat and i just wanna say how proud we are of Agim Ceku who become a PM of Kosovo he is a true warrior and loved by all Croats! Ignore filthy cetnikes, Ustasa gave them some kick in the ass and they still cry today like cigani ppl (you look like cigani to, dark non-european) shame on you cetnikes who call serbia for democratic, you started all the wars u ubojica dont play like tough guys behind your computer we know how brave your where when you meet hrvatska armija, why dont you start shit with us about Krajina?
"God i enjoid every minute when Serbia got bombed by Nato, i spit on your filthy land"
Last but not least to cetnikes - idi u picku materinu, jebo ti pas mater =)
Hrvatski patriot!
Chetniks in action
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iDn%20bkyWQ7tM&search=srbin
All you "Serbian heroes", is this your last stand? You're all writing some crap, offending and swearing at others. You've lost all of your battles, namely the war itself and now you're showing what creatures you really are. Do you really think you're getting anything back? How? By promises of rapes and killings? Haven't you done enough of that already. Or is it that you just can't face fucking your ugly whores, so you always have to start wars in order to rape women and men?
You are pathetic, disgusting, fillthy, rakija ladden idiots, pigs, a disgrace to the human race...(No misundersatnding yeah, this is what I think of all the nasty Chetniks who've described their ideal fantasies - they deserve a very Ballist answer)
When I see all this hate coming from Serbs in this blog I cannot help but think how best they represent the feelings and thoughts of others in Serbia. I personally dont think that Serbs are bad people, I rather choose to think that the system has left them far behind a civilized world. I have not seen or heard of any country who wants to keep control of another country and yet publicly mentions their desire to rape and kill people of another ethnicity. I see a great need for some decent educational institutions to be opened in Serbia, where people can see light and can learn about more than just farming. I think an educated Serbia is the way forward.
To racist Croat who said:
you look like cigani to, dark non-european)
Have you had a look at your "handsome" Stipe Mesic lately?
LOL!!!!!!!!!
Well I think anybody honest would object if their country was forced to sign Ramblet.
But, as a realist, I would pose the counter question. Is the current situation for Serbs in Kosovo (and Serbs in Serbia) better than it would have been if Serbia had signed the agreement?
Its sad to say the above because its hardly a choice and its another side putting a ulitmatum of some kind but the question is validated by the reality of the ethnic cleansing that occured since KFOR and company arrived on the scene.
Could this have been prevented if the agreement was signed?
Kosova-re
Its kind of stupid arguing the point for the sake of it dont you think?
But, no I didnt move the blindfold because I wasnt wearing one in the first place.
Sorry to disapoint you but I didnt support Serbian policies in Kosovo in the 1990's.
No wonder you want to talk about the past. Look at the present. Before you start to try to examine my views under a magnifying glass perhaps you should sort out your own back yard. Not concerning past views but concerning events that are going on today.
mitrovica you are starting to become tiresome. Like I have said something controversial? Repeat what I wrote as many times as you like because its a fact that has also been stated in human rights organisations reports.
What you call hanging myself, I call honesty. Where I come from being honest is a credit although disturbed nationalists invariably say that other distrubed nationalists will try to abuse that honesty. Its a pity when they are right
To call you and your views on my being open and clear and your support of the ethnic cleansing of gyspies from presumeably your own town, Mitrovica, a disapointment is an understatement.
Im beginning to wonder whether guglij and Ivan are right about you not being able to conduct an adult conversation.
So, if you want to do that my offer still stands Im here.
gujgli, I dont know really. If the price of ensuring that people were not ethnically cleansed from Kosovo was NATO jeeps in Belgrade I would take it.
But its hard to tell like you said what would have happened.
Grow up Mitrovica. I condemn all crimes of rape, murder and ethnic cleansing.
I condemned it in the 1990's and I condemn it today.
Im sorry you dont feel the same way.
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