TIRANE, Jan 26 (ATA)-By E.Allushi,
      Albanian politicians on Monday considered recent escalation of Serb violence against
Albanians a "strategy" of Belgrade.
      "This strategy serves Serbia to keep the Kosova issue unresolved as well as to
discourage the political move of the Kosova leadership, a move which is receiving
international support, the DAP secretary General, Prec Zogaj, told ATA.
      The escalation of violence means a provocation to radicalise the Kosova stand.
      "This violence has no perspective", he said stressing that the use of force runs counter
to the current developments not only in Europe but also in the Balkans," said Zogaj.
      Zogaj also sees in the escalation of violence a tendency by the Belgrade authorities
not to take part in talks.
      "The strategy of Serbia's violence aims at crushing any resistance of Kosova for the
rights of its people, president of the DAP Assembly, Shahin Kadare, told ATA.
      Kadare said that Serbia is not characterised by the good will to conduct dialogue and
the means it is using is tensioning the situation in the region to the extreme.
      "If Serbia takes part in talks, this will be a merit of the pressure exercised by the
European Community," said Kadare, also referring to the latest initiative of Greece for a
Nano-Milosevic-Rugova meeting.
      Meanwhile, RP chairman Fatmir Mediu supported the request of Kosova leader
Rugova to establish international troops in Kosova, as a means to prevent a conflict
outbreak there.
      The Serb authorities, since January 22, have been exercising violence through Serb
police forces in a series of regions in Kosova, including the commune of Skenderaj, county
of Malisheve and other regions.
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