The Chancellery of
HRH Crown Prince Alexander
STATEMENT
In connection with the murder of six Serbian youngsters in Pec, HRH
Crown Prince Alexander has given this statement:
Shocked at the news of the senseless murder of six youngsters by masked
intruders last Monday in Pec, I want to express my great sorrow at the
tragic loss of young lives and to condemn the perpetrators of this repulsive
crime in the strongest possible terms. Six young men
have been killed only because they were members of a different faith, in
other words, they were killed out of blind hatred. This act shows
that the terrorist perpetrators of the murder do not want a common life
of Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo since an ethnically cleansed Kosovo is
their aim. It is necessary to tackle resolutely these men and
all acts of terrorism since there is enough bread and enough land for both
Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo. We all need peace but peace
cannot be achieved by terrorist criminal acts. The only consolation
in this tragedy is our hope that the enormity of this crime will make everyone
regardless of religion or ethnic origin renounce the use of force and violence
since a solution can be found only through peaceful negotiations
Paying homage to the memory of six young victims, we want to convey
our most sincere condolences to their families and to assure them that
the Serbian people share in their grief and sorrow. We pray Our Lord
to give grant peace to these young and innocent victims. Vyechnaya
pamyat!
Alexander
London, 18 December 1998
1997 HRHCP Aleksandar II
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