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7. May 2002 |
Djelic warns of illegal privatization in Kosovo
BELGRADE, Monday – State assets are being illegally privatized in Kosovo, with service stations being taken over by organized crime syndicates, Serbia’s finance minister said today.
Bozidar Djelic told Radio B92 that he and Privatization Minister Aleksandar Vlahovic had not agreed with the privatization plan presented to the Serbian Government last week by UNMIK representatives because it was not in Serbia’s interests.
“We are not against privatization and we support any move which will improve the economic situation in Kosovo, because that will mean an improvement for local Serbs as well. But there cannot be privatization at any cost, especially not when it endangers Serbia’s interests,” said Djelic.
Djelic also claimed that cigarette smuggling was “big business” in Kosovo.
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