Kosov@/Nato | 15. April 1999 |
Nenad Vukosavljevic Centar za nenasilnu akciju - CNA Sarajevo Appeal for Peace in Yugoslavia/KosovoWe are addressing our call for peace to the public, to the responsible governments of NATO countries, to Yugoslavia, to leaders of the Kosovo Albanians and to the political leaders of the Balkan countries and around the world. We are very concerned about the present developments in FR Yugoslavia (FRY) and in the whole region, including Bosnia and Hercegovina. The war in FRY has raised tensions in the region and the fragile peace process in Bosnia-Hercegovina has suffered a serious setback since NATO started their bombardment. Present perspectives for peace work in the region are very gloomy. In our understanding the peace in Bosnia and Hercegovina is very much connected with democratic development in the neighbouring countries of Croatia and FRY. In the same way that peace and the shape of democracy in FRY has an influence on neighbouring Macedonia,where ethnic tensions between Macedonians and Albanians are very high. We condemn the violence of the Yugoslav security forces in Kosovo and other parts of Yugoslavia and demand an immediate stop. We condemn the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and demand an immediate stop. We condemn the violence by the Kosovo Liberation Army and demand immediate stop. We demand that the rights of all people are respected. And we demand that all of the people in Yugoslavia/Kosovo respect the rights of others to live in their homes in peace and dignity, no matter of their ethnic origin. The escalation of violence has strengthened extremist forces on all sides and has degraded the space for political opposition and democratic development in the whole region. The NATO bombing has however created the space for a brutal operation by the Yugoslav security forces, which will probably result in an Albanian free Kosovo. Yugoslavia will be destroyed, many human lives will be lost, many refugees created, and MilosevicÕs regime will be stronger than it ever was. It is not a surprise that the Yugoslav security forces, incapable of defending themselves from cruise missiles and bombs, are retaliating and hitting hard at the Kosovo Albanians, treating the civilian population worse than ever before. It is not a surprise, but on all moral, military and political dimensions, it is not a justification. It is reprehensible. The NATO bombings aimed at forcing Milosevic to sign a peace ‚agreement‘ and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe have completely failed. It seems that the only reason for continuing on the attacks is NATOÕs lack of alternative strategy. NATO‘s aim is now being defined as Ôreducing Yugoslav military resources. This can be interpreted that they do not know what else to do, and that they do not know how to finish this terrible action without admitting that they have made a mistake. We are convinced that war can be no solution and that a cease-fire agreement or final peace agreement is better than continuing the present war. Therefore:
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