[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



         PEACE IN THE BALKANS REQUIRES INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. From the United Nations to heads of state, everyone is 
hoping against hope for peace in the Balkans. I do not want to rain on 
everyone's parade, but in my opinion there will never be peace in the 
Balkans until there is independence for Kosovo. The bottom line, it is 
the right thing to do. Ninety percent of the citizens of Kosovo are 
ethnic Albanians. Freedom and independence for Kosovo is the only long-
term solution for a lasting peace in the Balkans.
  I yield back the fact that map boundaries have been redrawn regularly 
throughout history to accomplish peace.

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