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International community representatives discuss security at upcoming referendum

Belgrade, 25 October 2006

Head of the Coordinating Centre's team to carry out the referendum in Kosovo-Metohija and head of the economic team for Kosovo-Metohija and the south of Serbia Nenad Popovic talked today with representatives of the Russian and US missions in Pristina, as well as with Kfor representatives in Kosovska Mitrovica, about the security aspect at the upcoming referendum.

The economic team says in a statement that Popovic told the collocutors that UNMIK, OSCE and Kfor representatives were informed yesterday about all aspects pertaining to the upcoming referendum in Kosovo-Metohija.

Popovic stressed that they insisted on providing a satisfactory security level to all who wish to vote at the referendum on Serbia's new Constitution.

He also said that the presence of international monitoring missions from the EU, Russian Duma, Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly and the Serbian CESID organisation at polling stations will be of great importance.

Popovic stated that in the upcoming days, tenders for 19 projects will be announced which were approved as part of the National Investment Plan for Kosovo-Metohija.

Popovic recalled that entrepreneurs are still applying for loans amounting to €5,000 and €10,000 based on the announced public invitation for an economic development project, adding that results of these projects will be visible in the next two years, concludes the statement.