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Samardzic calls upon Serbs not to leave Kosovo-Metohija
Velika Hoca,
4 February 2008
Serbian Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Slobodan Samardzic stated today in Velika Hoca that regardless of the province’s status Serbia will always take care of the Serbs in the province and called upon them not to abandon their houses and homesteads.
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Reuters
Accompanied by his associates, Samardzic arrived in Kosovo-Metohija this morning, and following Velika Hoca he also visited Serbs in Orahovac and said that this town is a modern European ghetto in which people live indoors, enclosed by barbed wire like they did in Warsaw during World War II.
The Minister promised the Serbs in Orahovac and Velika Hoca that Serbia will invest in their towns and open new jobs to help them remain in their homes.
He said that another huge problem is that Serbs in the Orahovac municipality farm only 30% of their arable land because the majority of fertile fields have been usurped.
My message to Serbs in Velika Hoca and Orahovac is to remain on their land despite everything, stressed Samardzic.
The Minister will proceed to the monastery of Visoki Decani, as well as visit Serbs in the villages around Klina and Istok. Finally, he will meet with Serbian political representatives in Kosovska Mitrovica.
The Minister promised the Serbs in Orahovac and Velika Hoca that Serbia will invest in their towns and open new jobs to help them remain in their homes.
He said that another huge problem is that Serbs in the Orahovac municipality farm only 30% of their arable land because the majority of fertile fields have been usurped.
My message to Serbs in Velika Hoca and Orahovac is to remain on their land despite everything, stressed Samardzic.
The Minister will proceed to the monastery of Visoki Decani, as well as visit Serbs in the villages around Klina and Istok. Finally, he will meet with Serbian political representatives in Kosovska Mitrovica.
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