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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Neighbourly relations between Albania and Serbia important for regional stability

Belgrade, 20 May 2005

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica met today with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Kastriot Islami and they agreed that neighbourly relations and the building of trust are important for the preservation of peace in the region.

Kostunica emphasised the problems facing Kosovo Serbs, who have no freedom of movement or security, and he stressed that it is now vital to achieve standards and create conditions for the return of Serbs and other non-Albanians who had been driven out of the province.

Kostunica said that it is essential to preserve stability in the region and to find a solution for the province through patience and compromise in talks. He recalled that Belgrade has offered initiatives for starting dialogue.

Kostunica said that a solution should be sought in a form of expanded autonomy within the existing borders of Serbia and Serbia-Montenegro.

Islami agreed that it is very important for Belgrade and Pristina to start a dialogue and he said that it is also essential to meet the standards and enable the return of displaced people.

Kostunica and Islami agreed that neighbourly relations and the building of trust are very important for the preservation of peace in the region and that it is necessary to improve cooperation in all fields.

Also as part of today’s meeting, Kastrioti and Serbian Minister of Science and Environmental Protection Aleksandar Popovic signed the Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between Serbia and Albania in the field of environmental protection.