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Letter to Mr. Lord Owen and Mr. T. Stoltenberg, Co-Chairmen of the London Conference, July 3, 1993.

 

Your Excellencies!

I have learnt with regret that the questions of the Hungarians in Voivodina has been left out from the reorganizing scheme of the London Conference. We, the DCHV, have never denied that the question of Kosovo and the Albanians living there is a pending issue to be solved but we have consistently stated that during the settlement of the Yugoslavian war conflict there must be a decision made on the other minorities, including the open, unsolved situation of the Hungarians in Voivodina, too.

I kindly request You, that the issue of minorities, including that of the Hungarians, will not be taken off the agenda in the new phase of the settlement.

I can support the fact that the settlement of the open and unsolved situation of the Hungarians in Voivodina also requires an appropriate organizational formula, consistent with the foregoing, with the following:

1. The DCHV has worked out a model of democratic autonomy, based on legitimity, the Carrington peace-plan and the relevant international documents, but despite of our continuous efforts the Serb Power has not started a dialogue on that with us.

2. The fact that since 1991 the House of Representatives of the Serb Republic has adopted eighteen laws by which it has either reduced or abolished certain minority rights and the serious propaganda war waged against us has led to, that about 25 000 Hungarians of Voivodina had to fled. The emigration continues which proves that only the appropriate form of autonomy can ensure the survival of this otherwise indigenous group of people.

3. I consider the fairness also requires the settlement of the open and unsolved situation of the Hungarians in Voivodina. Please, allow me to remind You that the DCHV has raised its voice against the bloodshed from the beginning. It underlined that according to the principles of the Paris Conference, there is no problem in Europe that might only be settled through war. If their issue is taken off the agenda of the London Conference, the Hungarians in Voivodina will face crossroad: either they assimilate or leave the territory behind. Because without outside help they cannot endure the psychological warfare waged against them by the Serb power. The application of a double standard can be fatal for them.

In the hope that the fair settlement of the situation of the minorities, including that of the Hungarians in Voivodina, is not only in the interest of the peoples living there but those of Europe as well, I send my best regards to You with hope, András Ágoston, President of the DCHV