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"Mr Alavanos, I believe it was clear from what I said and in fact you recognised yourself that the general objective of the European Union and the international community is to respect the terms of Security Council Resolution 1244, particularly on the establishment of a democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo. I am not ignoring the major difficulties present on the ground in applying these decisions. There is no point on this issue using euphemisms or diplomatic language. The mass return of the Albanians expelled from Kosovo and the tension which has arisen in the meantime, particularly involving Serbian, gypsy and other minorities, have ended up creating a new and different situation. However, we should not only look at the present. We must consider what happened in the past which was the cause of all this. Perhaps by looking at the causes of this situation, rather than fixing on the present, we will have a fairer and more objective view of the partial responsibility of the Belgrade Government, particularly with regard to what happened to it subsequently due to its actions in Kosovo. However, it is true that, for the Serbian minorities who have had to leave the country since the return of the Kosovo Albanians, the conditions have not yet been established to allow them to return. Those still living in Kosovo are having problems coexisting with the Albanian majority. However, the Member must recognise the clear efforts being made by the international community to protect these minorities and to achieve a safe situation allowing them to coexist with the Albanians. We cannot ignore the fact that this joint effort also needs the Serbian authorities to be involved in the consultative structures. This would be one way of making its own actions in Kosovo credible. Our only objective is to guarantee the continuation of multi-ethnic integration. We realise that there is a long way to go and probably the situation of the Serbs living outside Kosovo, and who cannot return because it is unsafe, is unfair. There is no point beating about the bush on this. This situation is unfair. However, we must realise that the international community is doing its best. Furthermore, we should always remember what happened before, in order to justify what is happening now."@en1
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