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SKOPJE - Yugoslav State Prosecutor Vukasin Jokanovic said in Skopje on Sunday, after the close of a meeting of public prosecutors of southeastern Europe in Ohrid, that participants had presented their experience in fighting all forms of crime in the region.
Participants also concluded it was necessary for regional countries to cooperate in the fight against crime, Jokanovic said.
In Serbia's Kosovo and Metohija province, since the arrival of the international force KFOR, all forms of crime are flourishing, he said. These criminal acts pose a threat to all regional countries, and even others in Europe, since they are murder, terrorism, ethnic cleansing, smuggling of arms, drugs, cigarettes, in parallel with extreme corruption, he said.
The meeting in Ohrid, the first of its kind, dealt with the status of public prosecutors in southeastern European countries.
Jokanovic pointed out that the Yugoslav constitution guarantees full independence to the state prosecutor, as this office is not part of the executive authorities.
The meeting was also attended by public prosecutors of Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Republika Srpska, and the federation of Bosnia-Herzgegovina, and representatives of the Council of Europe.
A protocol on cooperation between public prosecutor offices of Macedonia and Yugoslavia was signed in Ohrid.