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Monday, 31.10.2011.

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FM to UNESCO: Don't allow theft of our heritage

Monasteries and churches of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) cannot belong to the so-called "Republic of Kosovo", FM Vuk Jeremić says.

Izvor: Tanjug

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Srbo

pre 12 godina

Simple question for the smart albo.
Why have you destroyed more than 150 churches of historical significance?
Why do you make 200 mosques for 10yr.?

trizo

pre 12 godina

To be honest I couldn’t care less for "Serbian" Churches in Kosova. Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry. I would happily pay for their physical transportation out of Kosova only to shut him up.
(adrian kola, 31 October 2011 13:19)

1. It's KosovO
2. If I had the money I would happily pay for the physical transportation of (**your type**) Albanians out of Kosovo.
3. Your relatives before the Ottoman empire came would never have advocated the removal of Serbian churches in Kosovo. You are a disgrace to even your own forefathers.

adriatik

pre 12 godina

Djedo

Not wishing to get involved in some sort of historical debate here (not the subject at hand), but linguists have totally and utterly dismissed any connection between Albanians and the people with whom you seem to link them. When the study of history does need yield satisfactory results, you study language. The Albanian language has nothing to do with Caucasus.

As for who was in Kosovo first, immaterial. Kosovo is just a piece of geography, nothing else. Romans lived for far longer and far earlier than Serb ever lived in Kosovo, so maybe it belongs to Italy eh?

Djedo

pre 12 godina

to: Mirel from Albania,
Your people see the Balkans 1-st time in March 1043.
Greeks whose armies took but Serbian king Vojislav accepted rest and give the city Drach left them to live in the hills. It has seen the famous Greek historian Michael Ataliota in his book from page 9 to 18 The main witness bringing the Albanians in Serbia by Djordje Maniacs,
was a contemporary of these events. He described the events in the Byzantine Empire from the 1034th the 1078th year.
The Christian Greek and then Roman church was not divided .
Today you see nice Decane but you don't see your back land that in every 1 Km. is 1126 bunker from N to S. over 700.000. destroy them or build the church I'm Ok with that. Decani is not your and is not in your land country.

dori tirana

pre 12 godina

For information do you know that Albanians has 3 religion Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox? This mean that we are much more open-minded and tolerant with the diversity. We don't use the religion like a tool to arrive nationalist purposes as you do, as Greeks do, us Turk do. In the Turk census one Muslim Albanian is Turk, his Catholic brother that is not converted is Albanian, and his cousin that chooses the Orthodox religion is Greek if he lives south Albania and Serb if he live North Albania. We treat the religion like it is a spiritual and personal thing and separate it from nationality.
Following the logic of Serbs in this forum, I'd ask if Turks has constructed Mosque in Kosova or Serbia? I think yes. What shall we do? give this heritage to Turkey? Or following your logic Serbia is Turkey or Kosova is Turkye, cause of some Mosques constructed during their rule. @Milan Turk are not a old nation in Balcan, they came in 13 century with the invitation of Bizantine Orthox rival Dinasties, to fight like mercenary in one side. So your Orthodox brother needed Turk mercenary to fight against another Orthodox brother.

Milan

pre 12 godina

"Clinton must be with Monika clasping her teeth.
(aaayyy, 31 October 2011 19:48)"

See what happened to Monika Lewinsky.

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/monica-lewinsky-sad-lonely-life

I think the Albania diaspora in the US should raise money to get her back on her feet. Without her Clinton did not have to pull off a "Wag The Dog" war to save his butt. One day the US will drop "Kosova" like Bill Clinton dropped Monika Lewinsky and compared to what "Kosova" will turn into Monika Lewinsky will be considered a success story. All I have to do is be patient and wait and keep that bottle of champagne cool.

milan

pre 12 godina

Every day the media buzzing albo: our old country is Kosovo, or Macedonia, Northern Greece,
The Greeks wrote history prior to your arrival date: 1-st time albo see Balkan city Drach 968 years ago.
Did Turks called you Arnaut, means "those who did not come back" and where to Caspijsko more.
To be clean: an original albo com from today Azerbajian country , elsewhere in Sicily, the third albo was created after WWI including speech on the basis of areas with the highest population.
One can not deny the two old people (Greeks-Turks), or otherwise.
Europeans give free pre ALBO 90 years and be happy in your own country. nicely with the neighbors, please.

crnogorac

pre 12 godina

to FREEDOM,
"We tear them brick by brick apart (in a very civilized and peacefully way) so that you can rebuild them in Belgrade"...albo "churches will re-arise".
I'm agry with you "brick by brick apart" to do this you need 300yr.
It's much better to do overnight an build next day concrete bunker.
Your albo has more bunkers than people. If you build houses instend bumkers ( 700.000) 1/2 will be empty. Kosovo will stay bunker free province.

n n zeka

pre 12 godina

(MikeC, 31 October 2011 17:42)

Mr MikeC,

"You know the excuses you albanians use to justify stealing Kosovo from Serbia are just amazing. Kosovo was never albanians. Due to high birthrates albanians have managed to become a majority in Kosovo... "

If there was an Albanian population shift due to birth rate then maybe Serbs should learn that from them and do exactly that increase the Serbian birth rate, and stop moaning about it, instead of hanging around in empty streets middle of nowhere half or completely drunk, because at this rate most of Serbia will be populated with Albanians in our life time and no one can anything about.

As far as we know this people are some of the most resourceful and efficient people on the world and backwards in the same time.

Milan

pre 12 godina

"Like this the foundation of the Albanian churches will re-arise."

You mean the Saudi-sponsored Islamic houses of worship that come with a price tag: influence of Wahhabism and the end of your fairly liberal and secular Balkan interpretation of Islam. In addition, what makes you think that the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania will be much different than the Serbian Orthodox Church in term of interpretation of the bible and so on?

djetic

pre 12 godina

Here on the net when we refine the truth then the ring bell: it's old rhetoric.
I know well a new rhetoric, example modern school from albo. This means: if Belgrade made albo rhetoric as a new school will be start from tomorrow for all citizens in the territory of Serbia are Serbs they must to use only Serbian first and Last name, including visit to the church every Sunday 10 AM - This is new rhetoric and you will be liked. ok.

aaayyy

pre 12 godina

"Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation. "
(Ian, UK, 31 October 2011 12:33)

And the oldest historic monument in Kosovo's heritage will be the Clinton statue in Pristina :)
(J.Oker, 31 October 2011 15:43)

Clinton must be with Monika clasping her teeth.

FREEDOM

pre 12 godina

Landgrabbers are those who entered the Balkans in the 7 & 8 century.

We (Albanians/Illyrians) have a good idea towards these churches.

We tear them brick by brick apart (in a very civilized and peacefully way) so that you can rebuild them in Belgrade.

Like this the foundation of the Albanian churches will re-arise.

Problem solved!

Tung

Milan

pre 12 godina

It looks like the whole Albanian B92 computer warrior army has been mobilized to vote for Albanian and against Serbian comments. Maybe they like to make a statement: whatever is yours can become ours if we use the power of big numbers. As long is these Pyrrhic victories make them feel happy and important then so be it. After 600 years of enduring Ottoman, Nazi, Albanian, and Communist influence and crimes the Serbs in Kosovo this feel so strong about their ancestral homeland and its history, cultural, and spirit.

djedo

pre 12 godina

to Ruben,
"I wonder how they translated the Bible in Serbian, but something has gone terribly lost in translation."
nothing is lost, Bible in Serbian is Biblija. Serb use this word over 1000yr. In Serb land Kosovo 1389 Koran comming 1-st time you mayby cry for this translation, sorry we don't use your lost translation - Koran
it's your be happy.

MikeC

pre 12 godina

Mirel from Albania

You know the excuses you albanians use to justify stealing Kosovo from Serbia are just amazing. Kosovo was never albanians. Due to high birthrates albanians have managed to become a majority in Kosovo. There is no physical proof what so ever that Kosovo was ever albanian before serbs moved there. No proof what so ever! By they way, provide some proof that serb churches were built over catholic churches? You can't because there aren't any.

"Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry."

adrian kola

You albanians are so easy to prove wrong. I sometimes wonder how old albanian commentator at this forum are. Have you ever heard of a terrorist act being planed and preached in a church? Look at how many mosques are preaching hatered and holy war against the west. Did those kosovo albanians who planed terrorist acts agains america get their preaching in serbian churches? Did the kosovo albanian who killed american troops in Germany earn his hatered for the west in a serbian church?

Ratko

pre 12 godina

@ mirel

Sure sure everything in this world belongs to albans, yes even the universe was once alban... where did you learn these stories? Really you are the joke with your daily lies & propaganda.

J.Oker

pre 12 godina

"Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation. "
(Ian, UK, 31 October 2011 12:33)

And the oldest historic monument in Kosovo's heritage will be the Clinton statue in Pristina :)

Milan

pre 12 godina

For Albanians the step from territory theft to cultural and historical theft is not that big (so that is why they are so upset: we make too big a deal of it). You can have a monkey wear a suit and it is still a monkey. IF UNESCO admits "Kosova" then the churches and monasteries will still remain Serbian until the day the Albanians and the KFOR accomplices will push for their final destruction. There is not such a things as a Kosovar identity, history, or culture. There are no Kosovars: there are mainly Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians. They cannot mix into something new: the differences are too big and it is a waste to put time and effort to try to achieve something that cannot. Let's make a fair agreement and separate forever. We will do all of us a big favor.

Dragan

pre 12 godina

First, they built churches on albanian soil and over albanian catholic churchces,after they built monastaries on albanian land with albanian owners and albanian builders(Decani monastair) and now they ask to protect serbian heretage.
What a joke!
(Mirel from Albania, 31 October 2011 14:35)

The only joke is you, and your ridiculous post. Even Turkish census data shows that there were virtually no albanians living in Kosovo at the time these monasteries were built. You squatters came after, and then multiplied like rabbits and now you want to steal something that was never yours. Even with NATO war criminals on your side you have failed, I know it must be frustrating for you.

Balkan Anthropologist

pre 12 godina

What a joke!
(Mirel from Albania, 31 October 2011 14:35)

LOL The only thing that's a joke is that you continue to believe the bunk Hoxha made up that gives Albanians a sense of history that predates the 17th century :)

Ruben-NYC

pre 12 godina

Interestingly enough, Serbia is the master-in-chief of politicizing its culture. Churches and monasteries should be houses of God, not excuses for territorial claims. I wonder how they translated the Bible in Serbian, but something has gone terribly lost in translation.

Reader

pre 12 godina

Really wondered why this article, what was the occasion for Jeremic to talk like this. Then saw that Palestine today became a full member of UNESCO, voted with 107-14 with 52 abstentions. Apparently, one joins UNESCO by majority voting, no UNSC involved. Good luck Palestine, Kosovo is next.

Mirel from Albania

pre 12 godina

First, they built churches on albanian soil and over albanian catholic churchces,after they built monastaries on albanian land with albanian owners and albanian builders(Decani monastair) and now they ask to protect serbian heretage.
What a joke!

adrian kola

pre 12 godina

To be honest I couldn’t care less for "Serbian" Churches in Kosova. Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry. I would happily pay for their physical transportation out of Kosova only to shut him up.

DRG

pre 12 godina

"He recalled that in 1844, the country adopted a law entitled the Prohibition of the Destruction of Old Towns and Castles,..."

Unfortunately, this didn't apply to civilian structures owned and inhabited by Albanians. This would have been much more important that ruins and monastaries, but Serbia was always and only interested in the land, not the people living on it.

Ian, UK

pre 12 godina

Palestine is applying for UNESCO membership today and will become a member as there is no veto.

Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation.

As a member Kosovo would get extra funding to help protect and preserve these historical sites.

Dragan

pre 12 godina

First, they built churches on albanian soil and over albanian catholic churchces,after they built monastaries on albanian land with albanian owners and albanian builders(Decani monastair) and now they ask to protect serbian heretage.
What a joke!
(Mirel from Albania, 31 October 2011 14:35)

The only joke is you, and your ridiculous post. Even Turkish census data shows that there were virtually no albanians living in Kosovo at the time these monasteries were built. You squatters came after, and then multiplied like rabbits and now you want to steal something that was never yours. Even with NATO war criminals on your side you have failed, I know it must be frustrating for you.

Balkan Anthropologist

pre 12 godina

What a joke!
(Mirel from Albania, 31 October 2011 14:35)

LOL The only thing that's a joke is that you continue to believe the bunk Hoxha made up that gives Albanians a sense of history that predates the 17th century :)

J.Oker

pre 12 godina

"Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation. "
(Ian, UK, 31 October 2011 12:33)

And the oldest historic monument in Kosovo's heritage will be the Clinton statue in Pristina :)

Mirel from Albania

pre 12 godina

First, they built churches on albanian soil and over albanian catholic churchces,after they built monastaries on albanian land with albanian owners and albanian builders(Decani monastair) and now they ask to protect serbian heretage.
What a joke!

MikeC

pre 12 godina

Mirel from Albania

You know the excuses you albanians use to justify stealing Kosovo from Serbia are just amazing. Kosovo was never albanians. Due to high birthrates albanians have managed to become a majority in Kosovo. There is no physical proof what so ever that Kosovo was ever albanian before serbs moved there. No proof what so ever! By they way, provide some proof that serb churches were built over catholic churches? You can't because there aren't any.

"Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry."

adrian kola

You albanians are so easy to prove wrong. I sometimes wonder how old albanian commentator at this forum are. Have you ever heard of a terrorist act being planed and preached in a church? Look at how many mosques are preaching hatered and holy war against the west. Did those kosovo albanians who planed terrorist acts agains america get their preaching in serbian churches? Did the kosovo albanian who killed american troops in Germany earn his hatered for the west in a serbian church?

Milan

pre 12 godina

For Albanians the step from territory theft to cultural and historical theft is not that big (so that is why they are so upset: we make too big a deal of it). You can have a monkey wear a suit and it is still a monkey. IF UNESCO admits "Kosova" then the churches and monasteries will still remain Serbian until the day the Albanians and the KFOR accomplices will push for their final destruction. There is not such a things as a Kosovar identity, history, or culture. There are no Kosovars: there are mainly Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians. They cannot mix into something new: the differences are too big and it is a waste to put time and effort to try to achieve something that cannot. Let's make a fair agreement and separate forever. We will do all of us a big favor.

Ruben-NYC

pre 12 godina

Interestingly enough, Serbia is the master-in-chief of politicizing its culture. Churches and monasteries should be houses of God, not excuses for territorial claims. I wonder how they translated the Bible in Serbian, but something has gone terribly lost in translation.

Ratko

pre 12 godina

@ mirel

Sure sure everything in this world belongs to albans, yes even the universe was once alban... where did you learn these stories? Really you are the joke with your daily lies & propaganda.

Ian, UK

pre 12 godina

Palestine is applying for UNESCO membership today and will become a member as there is no veto.

Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation.

As a member Kosovo would get extra funding to help protect and preserve these historical sites.

adrian kola

pre 12 godina

To be honest I couldn’t care less for "Serbian" Churches in Kosova. Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry. I would happily pay for their physical transportation out of Kosova only to shut him up.

Milan

pre 12 godina

It looks like the whole Albanian B92 computer warrior army has been mobilized to vote for Albanian and against Serbian comments. Maybe they like to make a statement: whatever is yours can become ours if we use the power of big numbers. As long is these Pyrrhic victories make them feel happy and important then so be it. After 600 years of enduring Ottoman, Nazi, Albanian, and Communist influence and crimes the Serbs in Kosovo this feel so strong about their ancestral homeland and its history, cultural, and spirit.

DRG

pre 12 godina

"He recalled that in 1844, the country adopted a law entitled the Prohibition of the Destruction of Old Towns and Castles,..."

Unfortunately, this didn't apply to civilian structures owned and inhabited by Albanians. This would have been much more important that ruins and monastaries, but Serbia was always and only interested in the land, not the people living on it.

djedo

pre 12 godina

to Ruben,
"I wonder how they translated the Bible in Serbian, but something has gone terribly lost in translation."
nothing is lost, Bible in Serbian is Biblija. Serb use this word over 1000yr. In Serb land Kosovo 1389 Koran comming 1-st time you mayby cry for this translation, sorry we don't use your lost translation - Koran
it's your be happy.

Reader

pre 12 godina

Really wondered why this article, what was the occasion for Jeremic to talk like this. Then saw that Palestine today became a full member of UNESCO, voted with 107-14 with 52 abstentions. Apparently, one joins UNESCO by majority voting, no UNSC involved. Good luck Palestine, Kosovo is next.

Milan

pre 12 godina

"Clinton must be with Monika clasping her teeth.
(aaayyy, 31 October 2011 19:48)"

See what happened to Monika Lewinsky.

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/monica-lewinsky-sad-lonely-life

I think the Albania diaspora in the US should raise money to get her back on her feet. Without her Clinton did not have to pull off a "Wag The Dog" war to save his butt. One day the US will drop "Kosova" like Bill Clinton dropped Monika Lewinsky and compared to what "Kosova" will turn into Monika Lewinsky will be considered a success story. All I have to do is be patient and wait and keep that bottle of champagne cool.

aaayyy

pre 12 godina

"Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation. "
(Ian, UK, 31 October 2011 12:33)

And the oldest historic monument in Kosovo's heritage will be the Clinton statue in Pristina :)
(J.Oker, 31 October 2011 15:43)

Clinton must be with Monika clasping her teeth.

milan

pre 12 godina

Every day the media buzzing albo: our old country is Kosovo, or Macedonia, Northern Greece,
The Greeks wrote history prior to your arrival date: 1-st time albo see Balkan city Drach 968 years ago.
Did Turks called you Arnaut, means "those who did not come back" and where to Caspijsko more.
To be clean: an original albo com from today Azerbajian country , elsewhere in Sicily, the third albo was created after WWI including speech on the basis of areas with the highest population.
One can not deny the two old people (Greeks-Turks), or otherwise.
Europeans give free pre ALBO 90 years and be happy in your own country. nicely with the neighbors, please.

Milan

pre 12 godina

"Like this the foundation of the Albanian churches will re-arise."

You mean the Saudi-sponsored Islamic houses of worship that come with a price tag: influence of Wahhabism and the end of your fairly liberal and secular Balkan interpretation of Islam. In addition, what makes you think that the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania will be much different than the Serbian Orthodox Church in term of interpretation of the bible and so on?

crnogorac

pre 12 godina

to FREEDOM,
"We tear them brick by brick apart (in a very civilized and peacefully way) so that you can rebuild them in Belgrade"...albo "churches will re-arise".
I'm agry with you "brick by brick apart" to do this you need 300yr.
It's much better to do overnight an build next day concrete bunker.
Your albo has more bunkers than people. If you build houses instend bumkers ( 700.000) 1/2 will be empty. Kosovo will stay bunker free province.

FREEDOM

pre 12 godina

Landgrabbers are those who entered the Balkans in the 7 & 8 century.

We (Albanians/Illyrians) have a good idea towards these churches.

We tear them brick by brick apart (in a very civilized and peacefully way) so that you can rebuild them in Belgrade.

Like this the foundation of the Albanian churches will re-arise.

Problem solved!

Tung

n n zeka

pre 12 godina

(MikeC, 31 October 2011 17:42)

Mr MikeC,

"You know the excuses you albanians use to justify stealing Kosovo from Serbia are just amazing. Kosovo was never albanians. Due to high birthrates albanians have managed to become a majority in Kosovo... "

If there was an Albanian population shift due to birth rate then maybe Serbs should learn that from them and do exactly that increase the Serbian birth rate, and stop moaning about it, instead of hanging around in empty streets middle of nowhere half or completely drunk, because at this rate most of Serbia will be populated with Albanians in our life time and no one can anything about.

As far as we know this people are some of the most resourceful and efficient people on the world and backwards in the same time.

Djedo

pre 12 godina

to: Mirel from Albania,
Your people see the Balkans 1-st time in March 1043.
Greeks whose armies took but Serbian king Vojislav accepted rest and give the city Drach left them to live in the hills. It has seen the famous Greek historian Michael Ataliota in his book from page 9 to 18 The main witness bringing the Albanians in Serbia by Djordje Maniacs,
was a contemporary of these events. He described the events in the Byzantine Empire from the 1034th the 1078th year.
The Christian Greek and then Roman church was not divided .
Today you see nice Decane but you don't see your back land that in every 1 Km. is 1126 bunker from N to S. over 700.000. destroy them or build the church I'm Ok with that. Decani is not your and is not in your land country.

trizo

pre 12 godina

To be honest I couldn’t care less for "Serbian" Churches in Kosova. Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry. I would happily pay for their physical transportation out of Kosova only to shut him up.
(adrian kola, 31 October 2011 13:19)

1. It's KosovO
2. If I had the money I would happily pay for the physical transportation of (**your type**) Albanians out of Kosovo.
3. Your relatives before the Ottoman empire came would never have advocated the removal of Serbian churches in Kosovo. You are a disgrace to even your own forefathers.

adriatik

pre 12 godina

Djedo

Not wishing to get involved in some sort of historical debate here (not the subject at hand), but linguists have totally and utterly dismissed any connection between Albanians and the people with whom you seem to link them. When the study of history does need yield satisfactory results, you study language. The Albanian language has nothing to do with Caucasus.

As for who was in Kosovo first, immaterial. Kosovo is just a piece of geography, nothing else. Romans lived for far longer and far earlier than Serb ever lived in Kosovo, so maybe it belongs to Italy eh?

dori tirana

pre 12 godina

For information do you know that Albanians has 3 religion Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox? This mean that we are much more open-minded and tolerant with the diversity. We don't use the religion like a tool to arrive nationalist purposes as you do, as Greeks do, us Turk do. In the Turk census one Muslim Albanian is Turk, his Catholic brother that is not converted is Albanian, and his cousin that chooses the Orthodox religion is Greek if he lives south Albania and Serb if he live North Albania. We treat the religion like it is a spiritual and personal thing and separate it from nationality.
Following the logic of Serbs in this forum, I'd ask if Turks has constructed Mosque in Kosova or Serbia? I think yes. What shall we do? give this heritage to Turkey? Or following your logic Serbia is Turkey or Kosova is Turkye, cause of some Mosques constructed during their rule. @Milan Turk are not a old nation in Balcan, they came in 13 century with the invitation of Bizantine Orthox rival Dinasties, to fight like mercenary in one side. So your Orthodox brother needed Turk mercenary to fight against another Orthodox brother.

Srbo

pre 12 godina

Simple question for the smart albo.
Why have you destroyed more than 150 churches of historical significance?
Why do you make 200 mosques for 10yr.?

djetic

pre 12 godina

Here on the net when we refine the truth then the ring bell: it's old rhetoric.
I know well a new rhetoric, example modern school from albo. This means: if Belgrade made albo rhetoric as a new school will be start from tomorrow for all citizens in the territory of Serbia are Serbs they must to use only Serbian first and Last name, including visit to the church every Sunday 10 AM - This is new rhetoric and you will be liked. ok.

Mirel from Albania

pre 12 godina

First, they built churches on albanian soil and over albanian catholic churchces,after they built monastaries on albanian land with albanian owners and albanian builders(Decani monastair) and now they ask to protect serbian heretage.
What a joke!

DRG

pre 12 godina

"He recalled that in 1844, the country adopted a law entitled the Prohibition of the Destruction of Old Towns and Castles,..."

Unfortunately, this didn't apply to civilian structures owned and inhabited by Albanians. This would have been much more important that ruins and monastaries, but Serbia was always and only interested in the land, not the people living on it.

adrian kola

pre 12 godina

To be honest I couldn’t care less for "Serbian" Churches in Kosova. Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry. I would happily pay for their physical transportation out of Kosova only to shut him up.

Ian, UK

pre 12 godina

Palestine is applying for UNESCO membership today and will become a member as there is no veto.

Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation.

As a member Kosovo would get extra funding to help protect and preserve these historical sites.

FREEDOM

pre 12 godina

Landgrabbers are those who entered the Balkans in the 7 & 8 century.

We (Albanians/Illyrians) have a good idea towards these churches.

We tear them brick by brick apart (in a very civilized and peacefully way) so that you can rebuild them in Belgrade.

Like this the foundation of the Albanian churches will re-arise.

Problem solved!

Tung

Reader

pre 12 godina

Really wondered why this article, what was the occasion for Jeremic to talk like this. Then saw that Palestine today became a full member of UNESCO, voted with 107-14 with 52 abstentions. Apparently, one joins UNESCO by majority voting, no UNSC involved. Good luck Palestine, Kosovo is next.

Ruben-NYC

pre 12 godina

Interestingly enough, Serbia is the master-in-chief of politicizing its culture. Churches and monasteries should be houses of God, not excuses for territorial claims. I wonder how they translated the Bible in Serbian, but something has gone terribly lost in translation.

Ratko

pre 12 godina

@ mirel

Sure sure everything in this world belongs to albans, yes even the universe was once alban... where did you learn these stories? Really you are the joke with your daily lies & propaganda.

Balkan Anthropologist

pre 12 godina

What a joke!
(Mirel from Albania, 31 October 2011 14:35)

LOL The only thing that's a joke is that you continue to believe the bunk Hoxha made up that gives Albanians a sense of history that predates the 17th century :)

Milan

pre 12 godina

For Albanians the step from territory theft to cultural and historical theft is not that big (so that is why they are so upset: we make too big a deal of it). You can have a monkey wear a suit and it is still a monkey. IF UNESCO admits "Kosova" then the churches and monasteries will still remain Serbian until the day the Albanians and the KFOR accomplices will push for their final destruction. There is not such a things as a Kosovar identity, history, or culture. There are no Kosovars: there are mainly Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians. They cannot mix into something new: the differences are too big and it is a waste to put time and effort to try to achieve something that cannot. Let's make a fair agreement and separate forever. We will do all of us a big favor.

Dragan

pre 12 godina

First, they built churches on albanian soil and over albanian catholic churchces,after they built monastaries on albanian land with albanian owners and albanian builders(Decani monastair) and now they ask to protect serbian heretage.
What a joke!
(Mirel from Albania, 31 October 2011 14:35)

The only joke is you, and your ridiculous post. Even Turkish census data shows that there were virtually no albanians living in Kosovo at the time these monasteries were built. You squatters came after, and then multiplied like rabbits and now you want to steal something that was never yours. Even with NATO war criminals on your side you have failed, I know it must be frustrating for you.

MikeC

pre 12 godina

Mirel from Albania

You know the excuses you albanians use to justify stealing Kosovo from Serbia are just amazing. Kosovo was never albanians. Due to high birthrates albanians have managed to become a majority in Kosovo. There is no physical proof what so ever that Kosovo was ever albanian before serbs moved there. No proof what so ever! By they way, provide some proof that serb churches were built over catholic churches? You can't because there aren't any.

"Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry."

adrian kola

You albanians are so easy to prove wrong. I sometimes wonder how old albanian commentator at this forum are. Have you ever heard of a terrorist act being planed and preached in a church? Look at how many mosques are preaching hatered and holy war against the west. Did those kosovo albanians who planed terrorist acts agains america get their preaching in serbian churches? Did the kosovo albanian who killed american troops in Germany earn his hatered for the west in a serbian church?

J.Oker

pre 12 godina

"Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation. "
(Ian, UK, 31 October 2011 12:33)

And the oldest historic monument in Kosovo's heritage will be the Clinton statue in Pristina :)

djedo

pre 12 godina

to Ruben,
"I wonder how they translated the Bible in Serbian, but something has gone terribly lost in translation."
nothing is lost, Bible in Serbian is Biblija. Serb use this word over 1000yr. In Serb land Kosovo 1389 Koran comming 1-st time you mayby cry for this translation, sorry we don't use your lost translation - Koran
it's your be happy.

milan

pre 12 godina

Every day the media buzzing albo: our old country is Kosovo, or Macedonia, Northern Greece,
The Greeks wrote history prior to your arrival date: 1-st time albo see Balkan city Drach 968 years ago.
Did Turks called you Arnaut, means "those who did not come back" and where to Caspijsko more.
To be clean: an original albo com from today Azerbajian country , elsewhere in Sicily, the third albo was created after WWI including speech on the basis of areas with the highest population.
One can not deny the two old people (Greeks-Turks), or otherwise.
Europeans give free pre ALBO 90 years and be happy in your own country. nicely with the neighbors, please.

Milan

pre 12 godina

It looks like the whole Albanian B92 computer warrior army has been mobilized to vote for Albanian and against Serbian comments. Maybe they like to make a statement: whatever is yours can become ours if we use the power of big numbers. As long is these Pyrrhic victories make them feel happy and important then so be it. After 600 years of enduring Ottoman, Nazi, Albanian, and Communist influence and crimes the Serbs in Kosovo this feel so strong about their ancestral homeland and its history, cultural, and spirit.

Milan

pre 12 godina

"Clinton must be with Monika clasping her teeth.
(aaayyy, 31 October 2011 19:48)"

See what happened to Monika Lewinsky.

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/monica-lewinsky-sad-lonely-life

I think the Albania diaspora in the US should raise money to get her back on her feet. Without her Clinton did not have to pull off a "Wag The Dog" war to save his butt. One day the US will drop "Kosova" like Bill Clinton dropped Monika Lewinsky and compared to what "Kosova" will turn into Monika Lewinsky will be considered a success story. All I have to do is be patient and wait and keep that bottle of champagne cool.

aaayyy

pre 12 godina

"Kosovo should do the same, all Kosovo need to do is get over half the votes and they're an UNESCO member and all world heritage sites in Kosovo will belong to the "Republic of Kosovo" according to this organisation. "
(Ian, UK, 31 October 2011 12:33)

And the oldest historic monument in Kosovo's heritage will be the Clinton statue in Pristina :)
(J.Oker, 31 October 2011 15:43)

Clinton must be with Monika clasping her teeth.

dori tirana

pre 12 godina

For information do you know that Albanians has 3 religion Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox? This mean that we are much more open-minded and tolerant with the diversity. We don't use the religion like a tool to arrive nationalist purposes as you do, as Greeks do, us Turk do. In the Turk census one Muslim Albanian is Turk, his Catholic brother that is not converted is Albanian, and his cousin that chooses the Orthodox religion is Greek if he lives south Albania and Serb if he live North Albania. We treat the religion like it is a spiritual and personal thing and separate it from nationality.
Following the logic of Serbs in this forum, I'd ask if Turks has constructed Mosque in Kosova or Serbia? I think yes. What shall we do? give this heritage to Turkey? Or following your logic Serbia is Turkey or Kosova is Turkye, cause of some Mosques constructed during their rule. @Milan Turk are not a old nation in Balcan, they came in 13 century with the invitation of Bizantine Orthox rival Dinasties, to fight like mercenary in one side. So your Orthodox brother needed Turk mercenary to fight against another Orthodox brother.

Milan

pre 12 godina

"Like this the foundation of the Albanian churches will re-arise."

You mean the Saudi-sponsored Islamic houses of worship that come with a price tag: influence of Wahhabism and the end of your fairly liberal and secular Balkan interpretation of Islam. In addition, what makes you think that the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania will be much different than the Serbian Orthodox Church in term of interpretation of the bible and so on?

trizo

pre 12 godina

To be honest I couldn’t care less for "Serbian" Churches in Kosova. Their presence there only fuels haltered and bigotry. I would happily pay for their physical transportation out of Kosova only to shut him up.
(adrian kola, 31 October 2011 13:19)

1. It's KosovO
2. If I had the money I would happily pay for the physical transportation of (**your type**) Albanians out of Kosovo.
3. Your relatives before the Ottoman empire came would never have advocated the removal of Serbian churches in Kosovo. You are a disgrace to even your own forefathers.

crnogorac

pre 12 godina

to FREEDOM,
"We tear them brick by brick apart (in a very civilized and peacefully way) so that you can rebuild them in Belgrade"...albo "churches will re-arise".
I'm agry with you "brick by brick apart" to do this you need 300yr.
It's much better to do overnight an build next day concrete bunker.
Your albo has more bunkers than people. If you build houses instend bumkers ( 700.000) 1/2 will be empty. Kosovo will stay bunker free province.

djetic

pre 12 godina

Here on the net when we refine the truth then the ring bell: it's old rhetoric.
I know well a new rhetoric, example modern school from albo. This means: if Belgrade made albo rhetoric as a new school will be start from tomorrow for all citizens in the territory of Serbia are Serbs they must to use only Serbian first and Last name, including visit to the church every Sunday 10 AM - This is new rhetoric and you will be liked. ok.

adriatik

pre 12 godina

Djedo

Not wishing to get involved in some sort of historical debate here (not the subject at hand), but linguists have totally and utterly dismissed any connection between Albanians and the people with whom you seem to link them. When the study of history does need yield satisfactory results, you study language. The Albanian language has nothing to do with Caucasus.

As for who was in Kosovo first, immaterial. Kosovo is just a piece of geography, nothing else. Romans lived for far longer and far earlier than Serb ever lived in Kosovo, so maybe it belongs to Italy eh?

n n zeka

pre 12 godina

(MikeC, 31 October 2011 17:42)

Mr MikeC,

"You know the excuses you albanians use to justify stealing Kosovo from Serbia are just amazing. Kosovo was never albanians. Due to high birthrates albanians have managed to become a majority in Kosovo... "

If there was an Albanian population shift due to birth rate then maybe Serbs should learn that from them and do exactly that increase the Serbian birth rate, and stop moaning about it, instead of hanging around in empty streets middle of nowhere half or completely drunk, because at this rate most of Serbia will be populated with Albanians in our life time and no one can anything about.

As far as we know this people are some of the most resourceful and efficient people on the world and backwards in the same time.

Djedo

pre 12 godina

to: Mirel from Albania,
Your people see the Balkans 1-st time in March 1043.
Greeks whose armies took but Serbian king Vojislav accepted rest and give the city Drach left them to live in the hills. It has seen the famous Greek historian Michael Ataliota in his book from page 9 to 18 The main witness bringing the Albanians in Serbia by Djordje Maniacs,
was a contemporary of these events. He described the events in the Byzantine Empire from the 1034th the 1078th year.
The Christian Greek and then Roman church was not divided .
Today you see nice Decane but you don't see your back land that in every 1 Km. is 1126 bunker from N to S. over 700.000. destroy them or build the church I'm Ok with that. Decani is not your and is not in your land country.

Srbo

pre 12 godina

Simple question for the smart albo.
Why have you destroyed more than 150 churches of historical significance?
Why do you make 200 mosques for 10yr.?