Thousands of ethnic Albanians protested Wednesday in the Kosovo capital Pristina against the UN plan over the deployment of the EU Rule of Law mission (EULEX).
"All against 6 points of Ban Ki Moon" was the motto of the two-hour protest organized by the network of 30 NGOs denying a conditional deployment of EU mission in the territory.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon offered a six-point plan to Pristina authorities last week on the modalities of EULEX deployment causing anger to Kosovars.
The six-point plan arranges the aspects of customs, police, border controls, justice, transport and Serb religious heritage in Kosovo. It is based on Belgrade recommendations to UN over these issues, therefore Serbia accepts the plan and the deployment of EULEX if it is granted by a UN Security Council.
The head of Self-determination movement Albin Kurti led the protest, claiming that "UN and Serbia have no right to discuss for Kosovo if they do not recognize its independence."
The Kosovo government and President Fatmir Sejdiu completely rejected Ban's plan and offered their four-point plan as an option to resolve the issue.
According to the four-point plan, Kosovo agrees on a quick deployment of EULEX in accordance with Kosovo Constitution and Status Settlement Proposal of UN status envoy Marti Ahtisaari. The plan also agrees on close cooperation of Kosovo institutions with EULEX, and with NATO, the European Union and the United States.
The demonstration was called before Pristina's refusal of the plan, but Kurti insisted for the protest despite the government's move.
The leader of Women Network of Kosovo, Igballe Rogova, said that Ban Ki-Moon's plan leads the territory towards partition.
Kosovo, the breakaway province of Serbia and with an ethnic Albanian-majority, unilaterally declared independence on Feb. 17 following almost nine years of UN administration.
The EULEX is designed to replace the UN mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), but local Serbs and Belgrade are strongly opposing its deployment in Serb localities in Kosovo without a Resolution of UN Security Council.
No local politicians or officials joined the protest which ended peacefully outside the UNMIK headquarters in Pristina.
Source:Xinhua
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