But in New York, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan appealed to the Serbs to take part in the elections. The legislature will elect a president, who will nominate a prime minister. By contrast, the Serbian parliament has no reserved seats for the Presevo Albanian minority, whose parties must meet a nationwide 5 percent minimum. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told reporters in Berlin on 15 May that Germany will help build democracy in Serbia by strengthening its economy. I strongly support the involvement of German firms, the German Trade Association, and the Bank for Reconstruction.
Economic stability is most important.
Washington has made it clear that it links the issues of extradition and the donors conference. The government also sacked Bundalo's deputy, Brane Pecanac, as well as six high school principals. The principals were blamed for having let their students out of class to join in the riots. Anti-Muslim incidents have continued to occur in several places, especially in the Janja area, Reuters reported. In Sarajevo, the Defense Ministry has called for treason charges to be brought against three top hard-liners for urging soldiers to desert the government army.