The Serbian Government reviewed during a session held in Pristina, chief city of Kosovo and Metohija, the political, security, economic and socia l situation in Serbia's southern province. A ndjelkovic submitted at the session, chaired by Premier Mirko Marjanovic, a report on the situation in the province. A failure to take part in the political dialogue by a part of the Albani an national minority that opposes a political solution and obstructs the political process for the province directly encourages crimes by terroris t gangs, said a statement issued by the Serbian Information Ministry. The government stresses that the calming of the situation in Kosovo and Metohija creates conditions for the resumption and acceleration of the po litical process, in the interests of all living in the province, and that all perpetrators of acts of terrorism must be punished for the crimes th ey have committed, the statement said.
Terrorism is an evil to all.
The government demands that the internation al community puts an end to its double-standard policy, condemns terroris m and makes it impossible for the terrorists to enjoy support from abroad , the statement said. Verification Mission to Kosovo and Metohija to act in line with its mandate and present the truth to the world public about re al causes of problems in Kosovo and Metohija, the terrorists' crimes, and efforts by Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to find a polit ical solution to problems in the province and in this way consistently co mply with their commitments provided for by the agreement reached between the Yugoslav Government and the OSCE, the statement said. Kosovo and Metohija is Serbia's strategic interest and its major issue. The preservation of Kosovo and Metohija is a goal upon which the people a re unanimous. The province's future rests in full equality of all living in it.