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"The Council has repeatedly expressed its deep concern at the great tensions and extensive violence in southern Serbia and the increased number of incidents in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia particularly close to the border with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – incidents that the Council strongly condemned in its conclusions of 26 February. On the same occasion the Council repeated that it stands firmly by the principle that all the borders in the area are inviolable. Since then the European Union has been actively engaged in attempting to solve the crisis in close cooperation with the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, NATO/KFOR and the authorities in FYROM.
The Council has also stated that it is prepared to continue to give practical support to the efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the conflict with full respect for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. With a view to this the Union welcomes the High Representative Mr Solana’s decision to station further significant numbers of observers – up to 30 – from the Union’s observation mission in southern Serbia, this since at the Council’s conference (General Affairs) on 19 March, following contact with NATO and following the signing of a cease-fire agreement between the parties, he assessed that the safety of the observers was carefully guaranteed.
In its conclusions of 19 March the Council supported the initiative by the authorities in Belgrade to find a peaceful and permanent solution to the current situation in southern Serbia. This initiative, which was presented to the European Union Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy by Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Covic, and the Foreign Minister of the Yugoslav Federation, Mr Svilanovic, is considered to form a suitable basis for continued activity. At this time the Commission announced that it would double its financial support in the Presevo Valley. This support now amounts to nearly EUR 2 million. The Commission is also considering what contributions can be made to Serbia in the long term in accordance with the EUR 240 million programme in 2001.
As confirmation of the Council’s commitment the honourable Members of Parliament should be aware of the fact that a representative of the High Representative Javier Solana actively participated – together with a representative of the Secretary-General of NATO – in the negotiations which, on 13 March 2001, resulted in the Serbian and Albanian representatives signing the cease-fire agreement and to a dialogue being started between the Yugoslav-Serbian authorities and the Presevo Albanian representatives on 23 March.
The Council welcomed Javier Solana’s status report, submitted on 19 March, concerning further EU measures in respect of south-east Serbia and urged him to continue his work on an EU strategy for this region in cooperation with the presidency and the Commission in order to support the process in the region and contribute to international efforts in reaching a peaceful solution.
The Council reacted quickly and clearly to the serious incidents in FYROM that took place recently. The ministerial troika visited Skopje on 22 March and Mr Solana visited FYROM on a further two occasions, on 20 and 26-27 March. The Council entirely rejects the tendentious and unfounded allegations in the honourable Member of Parliament’s question No 306 concerning the role of NATO and KFOR in the crisis in FYROM. The EU position is clearly stated in the declaration by the European Council issued in Stockholm on 23 March."@en1
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