A senior KLA official yesterday expressed to KDOM the KLA's eagerness for the Rambouillet talks to produce a political agreement. He said KLA would welcome NATO troops in Kosovo, and added that the KLA would hope the Serbs living in Kosovo stay after a settlement. Rebuilding Kosovo, he said, would be easier with Serbs in place and with their full rights as citizens protected. Serb police checkpoints near Orahovac established after the mass killing at Rogovo are still operating at night. Checkpoints in Drenica remain in place, but KDOM patrols note no expansion of their activities.
Villagers still complain of checkpoints in the west hindering freedom of movement in the area.
Life in villages of western Kosovo is again returning to normal, according to KDOM patrols yesterday. Repairs are underway on infrastructure elements throughout the area, with much remaining to be done once spring arrives. Special Section on Kosovo Home Page Office of the Special Representative Bureau of European Affairs Home Page .