Kosovo, a province of Serbia, was a shambles. After a recent trip to Kosovo, Asst. The KLA handed over 8,000 weapons to KFOR and had another 4,000 confiscated. But plenty of problems remain. Rubin and Hill were sent to Kosovo by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to talk to Kosovo-Albanian leaders, some of whom were in favor of resorting to ethnic violence against the Serb minority in Kosovo.
Problems are everywhere.
There are crime problems, garbage problems. One focus of attention for the OSCE is to plan for elections for municipal assemblies, expected in the fall. Another concern is training more local police. Johnson says about 500 locals have been trained so far. He expects another 2,000-3,000 trained by the end of this year.