Belgrade - Three years following the illegal unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo, Serbs are still without hope that their daily disenfranchisement would come to an end. Nothing is new in Kosovo: Albanian majority rules by ethnocracy while the Serbs are denied basic human rights, rights to freedom of movement, security, possession and work.

That the violence in Kosovo is a constant affair is also reflected in the fact that throughout the past year attacks on the Serb returnees, continued obstruction of massive return of Serbs to the province persisted, along with the shut down of the mobile operators’ signal. Constant pressure, especially on the Serbs south of Ibar, had only one objective – creation of a mono-ethnic Kosovo.

Rights of Serbs and other non-Albanians are so vulnerable that many international organizations for human rights present Kosovo as the black hole of Europe.

Kosovo is a creation built on violence and crime as demonstrated also in the Dick Marty report on inhuman treatment. It is also devastating that international presences, starting from UNMIK to the EULEX, have not been able to shed the light on a single crime against the Serbs. We still do not know who is responsible for the bus bombing in Livadica, who killed the children in Gorazdevac, the reapers in the Staro Gracko, the Stolićes family, and many more.

All of this indicates and just goes to show that the rule of law and the establishment of European standards remained a dead letter and that Kosovo has become a hotbed of organized crime. Three years following the illegally proclaimed independence of Kosovo in the territory of Serbia, two-thirds of the world still do not recognize that independence. Of the 192 UN members, 117 respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia.

It is time to reach a compromise that would satisfy both people. This is why I call on our Albanian neighbors to hold out both our hands and sit at the table as soon as possible, and try and resolve the pile of problems through dialogue. The sooner we start the talks the better it would be for both the Albanians and Serbs. Historic compromise is needed for a more certain and better future for both peoples. The Kosovo Albanian political forces must, primarily for the benefit of its people, understand that extremism and intolerance never brought any good to anyone.

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