Yugoslavia: Information on a political party called Partia Per Veprim Democratik (PVD)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG28063.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on a political party called Partia Per Veprim Democratik (PVD), 1 October 1997, YUG28063.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad1b1e.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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According to a 21 August 1996 article in Bota Sot [Zurich, in Albanian], the Party for Democratic Action (PVD) is an Albanian party in Yugoslavia (Serbia), based in Presheve (Presevo), and also active in Bujanovc (Bujanovac) and Medvegje (Medveda). The article reports on a 20 August 1996 speech by PVD Chairman Riza Halimi to the Leading Council of the PVD on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the founding of the party. According to Halimi, the PVD seeks to organize the Albanians in Presheve, Bujanovc and Medvegje and to "internationalize the issue of the Albanians." Halimi also associates the PVD with the demand for a referendum for political and territorial autonomy for Presheve, Bujanovc and Medvegje and for unity with Kosova. Please see the attached text of the article for more details.
On 30 August 1996 TVSH television in Tirana reported that the PVD had sent a delegation to the Democratic League of Kosova (LDK) in order to further cooperation between the two parties and to express the PVD's support for the policies of the Kosova leaders. The delegation was composed of PVD deputy chairman Hilmo Kondic and PVD executive council member Hesim Mustafa (ibid.).
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References
Bota Sot [Zurich, in Albanian]. 21 August 1996. Avni Jusufi. "Serbia: PVD Leader Talks About Elections, Communal Issues." (FBIS-EEU-96-168 28 Aug. 1996)
TVSH Television Network [Tirana, in Albanian]. 30 August 1996. "Kosovo: Presevo-Based PVD Gives 'Full Support to Rugova's Policy.'" (FBIS-EEU-96-171 30 Aug. 1996/WNC)
Attachment
Bota Sot [Zurich, in Albanian]. 21 August 1996. Avni Jusufi. "Serbia: PVD Leader Talks About Elections, Communal Issues." (FBIS-EEU-96-168 28 Aug. 1996)
