Feith: Kosovo reputation shaken

It is important that political leaders suspected of human organ trade are not elected into new Kosovo institutions, said EU Special Representative Pieter Feith.

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 12.02.2011.

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It is important that political leaders suspected of human organ trade are not elected into new Kosovo institutions, said EU Special Representative Pieter Feith. He called on Kosovo's authorities to be more constructive and open in almost certain investigation into human organ trafficking based on the allegations presented in the report by Council of Europe (CoE) Rapporteur Dick Marty. Feith: Kosovo reputation shaken Feith added that Kosovo's reputation had been shaken in the last few months due to Marty’s report on human organ trade. “As for Marty's report, I believe that the best Pristina can do is to be open and constructive as much as possible. The investigation is most likely to be initiated, but it also depends on the evidence that Marty is still to deliver,” the EU special representative stressed. “It is important that the process is as fast as possible, so we can come to conclusions very quickly so the cloud of suspicion wouldn’t remain hanging above Kosovo,” he pointed out, adding that it was a matter of “individual responsibility”. “If KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) commanders committed crimes during violence in late 90s then they need to be held responsible,” he said, pointing out that the higher number of individual convictions meant smaller possibility of collective responsibility for the entire Kosovo and that it would make it harder to be “skeptical about Kosovo as a nation and its ability to attract positive support”, Feith stressed. “Forming of the government depends on Kosovo leaders and steps they will take, I don’t want to interfere with that. I will just repeat that I’ve said that members of the future Kosovo government must have the highest moral integrity,” he said. The EU special representative has expressed hope that Belgrade-Pristina negotiations will begin as soon as the Kosovo government is formed. Peter Feith (FoNet, file)

Feith: Kosovo reputation shaken

Feith added that Kosovo's reputation had been shaken in the last few months due to Marty’s report on human organ trade.

“As for Marty's report, I believe that the best Priština can do is to be open and constructive as much as possible. The investigation is most likely to be initiated, but it also depends on the evidence that Marty is still to deliver,” the EU special representative stressed.

“It is important that the process is as fast as possible, so we can come to conclusions very quickly so the cloud of suspicion wouldn’t remain hanging above Kosovo,” he pointed out, adding that it was a matter of “individual responsibility”.

“If KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army) commanders committed crimes during violence in late 90s then they need to be held responsible,” he said, pointing out that the higher number of individual convictions meant smaller possibility of collective responsibility for the entire Kosovo and that it would make it harder to be “skeptical about Kosovo as a nation and its ability to attract positive support”, Feith stressed.

“Forming of the government depends on Kosovo leaders and steps they will take, I don’t want to interfere with that. I will just repeat that I’ve said that members of the future Kosovo government must have the highest moral integrity,” he said.

The EU special representative has expressed hope that Belgrade-Priština negotiations will begin as soon as the Kosovo government is formed.

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