BELGRADE, May 23 (Tanjug) - Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica said Wednesday that the Constitutional Framework for Interim Self-Government in Kosovo-Metohija approved by the UN secretary-general's special representative Hans Haekkerup did not have a temporary character.

This document is prejudicial as it gives to Kosovo-Metohija the prerogatives of a state with many elements of independence, Kostunica told a regular press briefing.

The title given to the document by Haekkerup is self-contradictory, as one hand the temporary institutions it mentions are nominally in line with the Security Council Resolution 1244, while on the other hand the term "Constitutional Framework" is contrary to this, Kostunica said.

Many elements contained in the document have the characteristics of a complete state system, Kostunica noted.

The document refers to a Kosovo president and government and a system of constitutional and judiciary control, which are the prerogatives of a state and do not constitute a temporary solution for a territory of a country under international community protectorate, Kostunica said.

The document also cuts off all ties between the legal systems of Kosovo and of Serbia and Yugoslavia, which is a reason for concern, the President said.

Reminding that the Kushner`s 1999 provision was a combination of Yugoslav regulations and international legal norms, Kostunica pointed out that in Haekkerup's document such connection did not exist at all.

The instruments envisaged by the document for the protection of Serbs and other non-Albanians in Kosovo are very weak, nearly negligible, as they are not sufficient for the protection of minority rights, Kostunica said.

In any dispute between a minority and the majority in Kosovo, the UN secretary-general's special representative has the last word, which means that everything depends on the will of one man. If there is a way for guaranteeing minority position and rights, that man must have the determination and the courage not to give in to pressures by the majority, such as Haekkerup has not demonstrated, Kostunica underlined.

Nearly all amendments proposed by the Yugoslav authorities, though founded on the law, have been rejected, Kostunica noted.

All these amendments were in line with the Resolution 1244, which means that the constitutional framework must be temporary, the President underlined.

The Secretary - General's special representative did not honor all those facts. From the mere title " Legal framework of the interim institutions in Kosovo - Metohija" it can be seen that the document is not temporary, Kostunica pointed out.

Kostunica underlined that Yugoslav and Serbian authorities would urge the Kosovo Serbs to register for participation in the forthcoming elections, but the issue of their participation will remain open until some unclear points in Haekkerup's document are resolved.

Otherwise, the issue of the participation of Serbs in the elections will become dramatic, Kostunica said.

Referring to the statement signed in the name of "LAPBM" ( so called Liberation Army of Presevo, Bujanovac, Medvedja) by Sacir Musliju and NATO representative Sean Saliven, Kostunica pointed out that many political judgments made in the document were untenable, since they directly or indirectly released terrorists of any responsibility.

Naming the demilitarization of ethnic Albanian extremists in south Serbia as " deception", due to the manner in which it is carried out "voluntarily and without any responsibility", Kostunica said that he doubted if the demilitarization would be carried out at all and that the demand for amnesty for those who surrendered arms of their own free will caused additional concern.

Regarding the situation in Montenegro, Kostunica emphasized the necessity for dialogues between political representatives within the republic, " two almost equal parts of Montenegro", which would be followed by dialogues between representatives of Montenegro, Serbia and federal government.

According to Kostunica, those processes are obstructed by statements of a large number of Montenegrin " experts...trying to prove that any referendum majority is enough for secession."

Kostunica said that the fact that some of possible members of the future Montenegrin government were " openly bribed" caused serious concern.