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Serbian returnees in Osojane determined not to leave their hearths

Osojane, 17 February 2008

Serbian Minister of Trade and Services Predrag Bubalo said today that Serbs in the Osojane village near Istok in Metohija are determined to stay in Kosovo-Metohija despite announcements of unilateral declaration of independence made by Kosovo interim self-governing institutions.

They are adamant in their intention to remain there, stressed Bubalo after he visited and talked to around 300 Serbian returnees in Osojane, and added that on behalf of the Serbian government he promised them both institutional and economic assistance.

Indeed, the people have undoubtedly made up their minds. Today and yesterday we found them working in their fields, sowing several types of corn, and this speaks best of their determination to permanently stay on their hearths, said Bubalo.

Speaking to the villagers in this Metohija village, Bubalo said that this was an opportunity for the Serbs to point to a series of problems they are faced with, such as insecurity for the people and their property. He added that there have been several cases of tractors being stolen from them, as well as other agricultural machines and property.

Bubalo recalled that there are many returnees in Osojane, around 300 of them, of which 60 or so are children of school age, and added that in 2001, when the return of Serbs first began, there were only 6 school children in this village.