RESOLUTION I

Return of land in Kosovo and Metohija to the Serbian Orthodox Church

WHEREAS the Titoist government of the Second Yugoslavia illegally confiscated, expropriated or seized large areas of land in Kosovo and Metohija belonging to the Serbian Orthodox Church.

WHEREAS to this date these properties have not been returned to the Church.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Serbian Unity Congress calls on the government in Belgrade to promptly ensure ownership rights of the Church to illegally seized properties and land in Kosovo and Metohija.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Serbian Unity Congress urges the Serbian Church to publicly state that any agreement, treaty or understanding about the future status of Kosovo and Metohija which does not recognize the property rights of the Church is void and unacceptable by the Church.

RESOLUTION II

According to Madeleine Albright, United States Secretary of State, the stability of the Balkans is of vital importance to the United States. However, current foreign policy does not support her conclusion. The American government gives moral and material support to the rebellious inhabitants of the Serbian regions of Kosovo and Metohija. Close to half of those people are illegal settlers, and this is true also in parts of Macedonia and Montenegro. They are responsible for terrorism against Serbs and other people, civil disobedience and open rebellion against legal authorities in this part of Serbia. In order to prevent the enlargement of existing turmoil to all out war in the Balkans and to secure badly needed stability in this region, delegates of Serbian Unity Congress from the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America and Australia resolve as follows.

The Board of Governors of Serbian Unity Congress will submit these requests to the governments of the United States, the European Community, Russia, NATO powers and member states of the United Nations.

• The international community of nations will recognize the right of self-determination for Serbian people throughout the whole territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

• The United States, European Community and NATO powers will strictly respect the sovereignty of Serbia, Montenegro and Republic Srpska and cease military threats against them.

• The UN will immediately discontinue inhuman sanctions against the people of Serbia since that destroys lives of children and old people. The transportation embargo also punishes subjects of free countries by limiting their travel and humanitarian help to relatives and friends in countries of their origin.

• The UN will order the government of Croatia to repatriate Serbian refugees who are citizens of Croatia and who were expelled from their homes by Croatian troops in their military actions 1995. Property damages should be paid to these Serbs by Croatia.

• The international community should extend active support to the people of Serbia, Montenegro and Republica Srpska to help them organize democratic governments for transition to democratic and free market society.