| “Kosovo will never have army” |
| 21 August 2006 | 16:07
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BELGRADE, PRIŠTINA --
DSS says Kosovo will neither have an army nor become independent. Kosovo representatives’ positions couldn’t be farther apart.
 | Andreja Mladenović
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The Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) spokesman Andreja Mladenović said today that Kosovo will never be independent because it is a part of Serbia, as well as that its status will remain that way.
Mladenović accused the Kosovo PM of sabre-rattling as well as that no one should be surprise by this, as Agim Ceku has taken part in various wars, showing that this is the experience influencing the way he sees the life of a state and his own life.
“Ceku can only function as a soldier and it is no wonder Serbia suspects him of committing several crimes throughout the former Yugoslavia”, Mladenović said.
Kosovo Albanians express consensus on Kosovo army
 | Consensus
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Priština daily Koha Ditore reports that all the relevant political factors in Kosovo support the idea of an army. Prime minister Ceku received support from the Assembly speaker Kolj Berisha and all the political parties.
“Of course Kosovo should have its own armed forces”, Berisha said, adding that they would be used to stabilize the situation in the Balkans, without jeopardizing the NATO forces presence in the province.
Kosovo’s biggest Albanian party the Democratic Alliance of Kosovo spokesman said Kosovo should establish its own army after the status talks have ended.
The opposition Democratic party of Kosovo representatives said that Kosovo should have an army in agreement with the international community since Kosovo should not be isolated.
The reformist ORA party believes that the future army must tightly cooperate with the Euro-Atlantic structures.
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