Kozarev presents Sunny Valley concept to UN official

BELGRADE - The deputy head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija, Dusan Kozarev, on Monday presented to Chaloka Beyani, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, the concept of the Sunny Valley returnee settlement in Kosovo-Metohija and the obstacles to a greater sustainable return of IDPs.

The concept solves many of these problems in a quality way, Kozarev said.

"The rule of law, respect of human rights and a departure from policies aimed at widening the gap among people on national and religious grounds are the prerequisites for normalisation and solving the problems of IDPs in Kosovo-Metohija," he said.

It has only been recently that the Serbs have become able to protect their property rights in local courts, but they are now faced with the fact that the police do not want to evict property usurpers, he...