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Government calls for resuming Kosovo-Metohija decentralisation talks
Belgrade,
28 October 2004
Taking into consideration the small number of Serbs and other non-Albanians that took part in the October 23 local election in Kosovo-Metohija, the Serbian government has invited the international community and all political entities in the province and Serbia to resume talks on power decentralisation in the province. The talks should be based on the government's plan for political resolution of the current situation in the province, the parliament's approval of the plan, and UNMIK's framework for provisional self-government.
Ministers Zoran Stojkovic (left) and Predrag Bubalo during today's session
According to the government, the talks are expected to pave the way for a compromise solution that would secure institutional protection for Kosovo-Metohija Serbs. The government is certain that institutional protection would help the local Serb community delegate legitimate representatives to the province's interim institutions, which it believes is the best way to overcome the current situation and to allow for implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
As part of the session today, the government also approved a bill on protecting competition and forwarded it for parliament adoption.
It also set criteria for establishing certain import quotas, agreed on a compensatory interest rate and approved a programme for road maintenance, construction and reconstruction in 2004.
As part of the session, line ministers informed the government about the starting point for negotiating another structural adjustment loan with the World Bank, as well as about the signing of an annex and a memorandum of understanding between the Serbian and Italian ministries of environmental protection.
As part of the session today, the government also approved a bill on protecting competition and forwarded it for parliament adoption.
It also set criteria for establishing certain import quotas, agreed on a compensatory interest rate and approved a programme for road maintenance, construction and reconstruction in 2004.
As part of the session, line ministers informed the government about the starting point for negotiating another structural adjustment loan with the World Bank, as well as about the signing of an annex and a memorandum of understanding between the Serbian and Italian ministries of environmental protection.
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