Subject: Washington condemns anti-Serb attacks
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 17:40:17 PST
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WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (AFP) - The United States Wednesday condemned
the anti-Serb attacks in and around Kosovo, saying the violence
threatens stability in the region.
"The United States strongly condemns these attacks and calls
upon all parties to cease violent confrontations," State Department
spokesman Richard Boucher said in a statement.
"These attacks are a threat to the stability of Kosovo and the
region," he said. "Continued violence erodes the moral support
Kosovo has traditionally had in the international community."
Boucher called on Kosovar leaders to denounce the violence,
stressing that the people of Yugoslavia and Kosovo are clearly in
favor of peace and democracy across the region.
Guerrillas ambushed Serbian police near the border with Kosovo,
wounding four and leaving three others missing and presumed dead
after two days of clashes, Serbian officers told AFP Wednesday.