Yugoslav Foreign Minister Zivadin Jovanovic

Jovanovic added that this makes him very proud and added that he deeply believes that this is represents the defense of the overall European and general human values.

Jovanovic set out that no normal person can accept the fact that despite going through the tragic experiences of World War Two, mankind is now in the situation that hundreds of bombers are attacking a country and nation which is fighting for general human ideals.

According to Jovanovic, many European leaders are acting like the 1930s prime ministers of France and Britain, Daladier and Chamberlain, who fell into the trap of German nazism and failed to understand in time what was Hilter's aim in attacking Poland and Czechoslovakia. By accepting a folly, in order to save their countries, the European governments allowed a tragedy and millions of victims, Jovanovic set out. He added that today Europe has new Daladiers and Chamberlains "who only sat down where they were told and signed what they were ordered to by the U.S. imperialist leaders."

"Is it possible that Europe fails to see how sick this policy is, that it is destroying Europe itself. Are they forgetting Yugoslavia's efforts during the Second World War and how much blood was spilled in mankind's struggle against nazism," Jovanovic wondered.

NATO wishes to take over the role of the UN Security Council and to control Europe and the world market in a police manner, Jovanovic said.

Asked what could stop the war, Jovanovic said that this can be achieved only through a political solution, which would come after a dialogue. Yugoslavia is a sovereign country and Kosmet is its part. We are not asking anyone to resolve any of our problems. Did anything similar happen in countries with separatist movements such as those in France, Spain, Britain? Why is no one speaking about the killing of the Kurds in Turkey? Why has nobody said anything about our 700,000 refugees form Bosnia? Don't the Americans have problems, in Texas for example? Has anyone dared to interfere in their internal affairs? For Kosmet there can only be a political solution, reached through direct talks with the representatives of the local communities who have lived there for hundreds of years. This is our strategy. We can secure the interests of all minorities and autonomy and self-rule for the province, Jovanovic set out.

He recalled that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and other Yugoslav politicians initiated talks with ethnic Albanian leader Ibrahim Rugova. He said that "we are well on the way towards reaching a peaceful solution."

"We want an agreement which will not be imposed, but acceptable to all. We will work with all leaders in Kosmet in order to reach a solution. We wonder where the international organizations are and why they are not in Belgrade? We have not expelled them. We need them to build peace together," Jovanovic said adding his belief that the problem of the Balkans can be resolved if the NATO aggression is seen as unjustifiably aimed against the sovereignty of Europe and U.N. member countries.

"At first glance, it seems as if Yugoslavia is the victim. The reality is more tragic. In question is an aggression on human values and an attempt to abolish international organizations, such as the United Nations," Jovanovic said.