The humanitarian situation in areas affected by the unfolding Serbian military and police offensives in Kosova was discussed in the meeting.

The increased Serbian military buildup all over Kosova and the extension of conflicts in southern parts of the country have resulted in more victims and heavy displacement of Albanians from their homes, President Rugova said, pressing for an urgent international intervention to bring an end to Serbian offensives.

Regarding the Kosova deal negotiated in Rambouillet, France, Rugova pointed out that most of the people of Kosova and the political forces have given their approval, demanding that its implementation, once it is signed, is carried out by NATO.

The gunfire started in the early hours today, reverberating in the town of Gjakova itself.

The body of Fadil Tolaj (46), a taxi driver from Gjakova, was taken to the town morgue Wednesday afternoon, sources said.

Serb military has been pounding Albanian villages from their positions in Frashër i Vogël and Pirç villages.

A number of Albanian houses in Vërnicë and Vaganicë have been reported in flame.

Fresh, heavily armed Serbian forces have been reported building up in the area under attack.

Serbian paramilitary police forces entered Novolan village of Vushtrri at noon today, local LDK sources in Vushtrri said. Serb forces have been stationed in the Zhabari family compound. Three Albanian women and a girl have not been evacuated from the area.

Over 30 Serbian vehicles, including ten tanks, left Prizren for Hoçë e Qytetit today, whereas as many 300 armed policemen entered Leskovec village at 9:00 a.m. today. Albanians fled their homes in fear.

Early in the morning today, a heavy detonation was heard near the Zhur village. Serb army tanks then left in the direction of Opojë region.

Around 10:00 a.m. today, all the residents of Hoçë were huddled together in the fields, under a complete siege by Serbian army and police forces. Other terrified Albanian residents were assembled near the village school at Billushë, the Prizren chapter of the Prishtina-based Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said.

On Wednesday evening, the body of a villager, around 70 years of age, was found in Hoçë e Qytetit.

On Tuesday evening, Serbian troops opened gunfire in the direction of Këpuzë and Çeskovë for half an hour, local sources said.

Serbian forces have been firing against UÇK positions in the villages of Gllarevë, Rigjevë and Burim almost on a daily basis.

In three languages (English, Serbian and Albanian), the leaflets - headlined The Interim Agreement on Kosovo Discussed in Rambouillet - alleged that the Kosova deal means "giving up the independence and giving up Kosovo Republic", as well as "life in Autonomous Province within the framework of Republic of Serbia".

39 Albanians were killed in unsolved circumstances, one was executed by Serb forces, another tortured to death. The identity of three killed Albanians has not been established, the major Kosovar human rights group said.

Some 700 Albanians were physically abused by Serbian forces and armed Serbian civilians, 200 others arbitrarily arrested, whereas 84 Albanians were sentenced to prison terms on political charges.