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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Thirty-Ninth Sitting of the Committee on Kosovo-Metohija
The continuation of the thirty-ninth sitting of the Committee on Kosovo-Metohija, scheduled to discuss the results of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and the agreements reached on 21 and 22 November 2011, was again postponed for Friday, 16 December.
The sitting which started on 28 and was continued on 29 November and 5 and 9 December, did not take place on 13 December either, as the Government representatives again failed to attend the Committee sitting.
Committee Chairman Ljubomir Kragovic once again noted the lack of appropriate working conditions as he read the letter in which the Committee members were informed that the Minister for Kosovo-Metohija would not be attending the Committee sitting.
The sitting was scheduled for 28 November so that the Committee might be informed on the results of the last round of negotiations in Brussels, but, because of the most recent events in the north of the Province, the beginning of the sitting has been postponed twice, and the agenda was expanded to include the information on the events in Jagnjenica where conflicts with the local populace ensued after KFOR had forcibly removed the barricades. Minister for Kosovo-Metohija Goran Bogdanovic submitted a report on it to the Committee members and attending MPs. He informed the Committee of the new developments and pointed out the danger of escalating conflicts which was why he called upon the members of the international community and KFOR to resolve the issue by peaceful dialogue, and the Serbs not to fall for provocations.
Following a two-hour discussion, Committee Chairman Ljubomir Kragovic adjourned the sitting because, as he said, the Committee members had not received a written report on the last round of negotiations between
In the continuation, on 29 November, the sitting was again adjourned because there were no grounds for discussion as the Committee had not received a written report on the results of the dialogue so far, and neither the head of the negotiating team nor representatives of the Ministry for Kosovo-Metohija were in attendance.
The Committee sitting was continued on 5 and 9 December, but even the fifth attempt to discuss the results of the dialogue between
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