Serbs (continue) to sell their property
B92, Belgrade, April 21, 2006
Kosovo Polje - Negotiations on the status of Kosovo are ignoring the fact that many Serb owned houses in Kosovo are for sale.
In the village of Bresje, some 10 km. from Kosovo Polje, several tens of houses are for sale. After meeting with Bishop Teodosije, the UNMIK chief promised he would devote more attention to this problem.
In the meanwhile, the sale of houses continues. Several times local residents of this village planned to set out for central Serbia and abandon their homes but in the end they gave up. Now the village is for sale. Tens of households have placed signs in front of their houses inviting potential buyers.
Jelica Mihajlovic, born in Bresje, where she also married and started a family, says the decision to sell the house was not an easy one. "When I leave for [central] Serbia tomorrow, I will just die. My family has been here for centuries. My heart aches." The Cicmil family also decided to sell its property and move to Serbia. They say their decision is final and that it is too late to do anything to change it. "This is not life anymore. Once we passed freely through Kosovo Polje but now we do not dare."
There are also people who are against selling in Bresje but they are in the minority. Although they are concerned by the situation in the village, they are neverthless hoping that Serbia will create conditions for the lasting survival of Serbs in Kosovo.
Kosovo Polje municipality, by decision of UNMIK, is located in a special zone, where anyone wishing to sell their house and notarize the contract [of sale] in court must first obtain agreement from the municipal civil administrator. Local residents say that the issuance of permits [to sell] is a relatively simple process and that it has not posed a problem for signing the contracts of sale.
Kosovo Polje - Negotiations on the status of Kosovo are ignoring the fact that many Serb owned houses in Kosovo are for sale.
In the village of Bresje, some 10 km. from Kosovo Polje, several tens of houses are for sale. After meeting with Bishop Teodosije, the UNMIK chief promised he would devote more attention to this problem.
In the meanwhile, the sale of houses continues. Several times local residents of this village planned to set out for central Serbia and abandon their homes but in the end they gave up. Now the village is for sale. Tens of households have placed signs in front of their houses inviting potential buyers.
Jelica Mihajlovic, born in Bresje, where she also married and started a family, says the decision to sell the house was not an easy one. "When I leave for [central] Serbia tomorrow, I will just die. My family has been here for centuries. My heart aches." The Cicmil family also decided to sell its property and move to Serbia. They say their decision is final and that it is too late to do anything to change it. "This is not life anymore. Once we passed freely through Kosovo Polje but now we do not dare."
There are also people who are against selling in Bresje but they are in the minority. Although they are concerned by the situation in the village, they are neverthless hoping that Serbia will create conditions for the lasting survival of Serbs in Kosovo.
Kosovo Polje municipality, by decision of UNMIK, is located in a special zone, where anyone wishing to sell their house and notarize the contract [of sale] in court must first obtain agreement from the municipal civil administrator. Local residents say that the issuance of permits [to sell] is a relatively simple process and that it has not posed a problem for signing the contracts of sale.
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