Communique of the Holy Synod of Bishops its meeting in Peć Patriarchate on march 4, 2008
5. March 2008 - 8:00
The members of the
Holy Synod of Bishops [of the Serbian Orthodox Church], escorted by an Italian
KFOR contingent, arrived yesterday in the holy lavra of the Peć Patriarchate
Monastery, where they held their fifth regular session this year, having first
served Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Apostles.
Holding today's
session in this patriarchal seat and ancient spiritual heart of the Serbian
Orthodox Church is a sign of the Church's concern for its holy shrines and its
faithful in Kosovo and Metohija, who were addressed with words of encouragement
and paternal love in this period burdened with suffering and new trails.
New Masters in Kosovo
3. March 2008 - 9:39An International Steering Group composed of the representatives of 15 states has been formed in Vienna. It has orderd the implementation of Martii Ahtisaari’s plan in the Southern Serbian Province
Беч Vienna –An International Steering Group for Kosovo (ISG) was formed yesterday. It is composed of 15 states. It was decided at their first meeting that Pieter Feith be the International Civil Representative in Kosovo (ICR). Veit said during a press conference at the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the ISG was “the significant coalition of states, friends of the independent state of Kosovo’’ and that it was made up of five members of the Contact group – the U.S.A, Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy, as well as Austria, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Turkey, Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Slovenia, and Switzerland.
State Support for the Clergy and the Monastic Communities in Kosovo and Metohija
3. March 2008 - 9:37
The Serbian Government’s support for the clergy and monastic communities in Kosovo and Metohija represented the central issue during talks held at the Gracanica Monastery between the Minister for Religion Radomir Naumov and the Bishop of Raska and Prizren, Artemije.
Serbian Jews Give Their Support to the Republic of Serbia and Serbian Kosovo and Metohija
3. March 2008 - 9:35"Respected citizens of the Republic of Serbia and the Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Hercegovina) residing in the State of Israel, friends of the Serbian people and followers of the order of international law, we invite you to attend a Rally in support of the Republic of Serbia and the Serbian as well as other non-Albanian population in the autonomous province Kosovo and Metohija, in view of the unilateral proclamation of Kosovo’s independence.’’


