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"Firstly, I regret not having the opportunity to put questions to the Members. If I did I would ask them what other solution they propose. As a specific example of what military forces can do, I would refer you to the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Just think what the situation was like there for several years. Just think about the international community’s failure to act faced with this problem and then just look at the situation today. This is clearly unstable but it is one of peace due to the presence of the military forces. It is clear that there are certain situations in which attempts to deflect ethnic tensions can only be successful by using mechanisms which involve the protection and separation of the waters. This is very probably what is needed in Kosovo, who knows for how long, but hopefully for the shortest time possible. We should also bear in mind that the international community and particularly the Member States have no specific interest in intervening in Kosovo and in mobilising human and physical resources for an action of this kind. In fact quite the contrary. The international community and the European Union in particular were aware that it was their duty and responsibility to react to a totally disgraceful situation in terms of international standards of behaviour. It was the genocide and siege behaviour of Mr Milosevic with regard to the Albanian community in Kosovo which led to our intervention. You say that the practical result of this action is not what was wanted. I would point out, however, that the practical result is that today, with a few exceptions and despite everything, this situation is under control in terms of security. We have made and are making efforts to achieve greater integration of the minority communities. A more effective result has not been possible. We will try to continue exerting pressure in this respect and we believe that renewing in some way the institutional organisation of civil society through independent elections may contribute significantly to this stability."@en1
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