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Ex-Jugoslawien

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• To the Democracy Movement in Belgrade/Yugoslavia
• to the Students Movement in Belgrade/Yugoslavia
• to the Authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
• to the Swiss Government
• to the Swiss Press

Declaration of Solidarity

The organisers and participants of the public discussion event "War in Europe" on February 3, 1997, in Bern, Switzerland, are shocked about the up to now most brutal behaviour of Serbian special forces against the Democracy Movement in the streets of Belgrade in the night of February 2nd 1997. Since two and a half months tens- and sometimes hundreds thousands of Students and citizens have been daily demanding with peace- and colourful manifestations, the recognition of their victory in the local elections. The ruling guard of Serbia, President Slobodan Milosevic and Serbias "Iron Lady" Mira Markovic, in their life- and party-coalition of Socialist Party SPS and United Left JUL seems to be ready, to stay in power for whatsoever costs. The brutal attacks of police units against participants of the manifestation and against leaders of the opposition let fear that Mira Markovic might realise her big love to China by creating in Belgrade a new Tijenanmen-Square.

The organisers and participants of the public discussion event "War in Europe" condemn this attacks and support the Democracy Movement in Serbia in all their legitimate demands for the recognition of the election results, for freedom of press and expression, for a peaceful democratical change of the country. They urge the Serbian Authorities, to fulfil the demands of the citizens Movement and to lead the quarrels with democratical means only.

They urge the Swiss Authorities, to do all in their power to support the Democracy Movement and the opposition and to pressure on the Serbian Authorities to renounce all kind of violence. Specially they demand from the Swiss Government, to finally invite the leaders of the Democracy- and Students Movement for an official visit to Switzerland, to recognise them as partners in discussion on state level. In the same time all official contacts to representatives of the Yugoslav Government shall be intermitted, till the democratically legitimate demands are fulfilled. Specially they urge the Swiss Government, not to send back any Albanian citizen to Kosovo, till the political situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will get normal, that means democratical.

Organisers:

• Medienhilfe Ex-Jugoslawien
• Reitschule Bern
• Grünes Bündnis Bern
• Gruppe für eine Schweiz ohne Armee GSoA
• Junge Alternative JA!

The Participants in the Public Discussion Meeting

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