to improve their status. It was not prepared, however, to tolerate abuses of such protection. The rights of numerically larger minorities did not necessarily take precedence over those of smaller groups. The position of all national minorities had to be considered and compared. They enjoyed certain rights but did not have the right to autonomy. 200. With regard to the situation in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo, the representative stated that the trend towards the formation of nationalist parties was growing. Neither the Federal Government nor the Serbian authorities welcomed the formation of political groups and parties whose objective was to promote the interests of a particular national community exclusively. The representative also provided information on the implementation of measures of economic assistance to underdeveloped regions and said that most of the credits from international funds had been channelled into the development of the underdeveloped regions. As for the Albanians who had been subjected to harassment and persecution, the representative said that it was the task of the authorities at Federal and Republic levels to ensure that such abuses did not recur and to remedy any mistakes that had been made, Street demonstrations in KOSOVO had been prohibited, but there were no restrictions on freedom of movement in the Autonomous Province or in other parts of the Federal Republic. The declaration of independence of the Province by the Albanian deputies had been considered an illegal act and an attack on the territorial integrity of the State. The suspension of the Assembly of Kosovo was a temporary measure and new parliamentary elections were scheduled to take place in Serbia and Kosovo in September 1990. Of the population of KOSOVO, 80 per cent was of Albanian origin. The representative provided information on the participation of ethnic Albanians in the educational system of that Province, on their presence 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the political situation in Kosovo, including the rights of national minorities, the formation of nationalist parties, and the declaration of independence by the Albanian deputies. The representative also mentions economic assistance to underdeveloped regions, but this is secondary to the political discussion. Therefore, it seems that the text is more concerned with the political and social aspects of the situation in Kosovo.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education