(ANSA) - PRISTINA - Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci has harshly critised the international community, which - he said - urged Pristina to create a new Special Court for UCK crimes (Kosovo Liberation Army, independent Albanian guerrilla which fought against the Serbs in the late 1990s) mainly to satisfy Serbia and Russia.

Speaking at a round table which was held yesterday in Pristina, Thaci - who in the past was among the UCK leaders - spoke of the Special Court as a ''historical injustice'' done to Kosovo, emphasizing that he had consented to its creation in order to maintain strategic partnership with US, EU and NATO. But in essence it was a scam, the president commented. According to president, the international community had promised, in exchange for this assent, to accelerate Kosovo's accession to the Council of Europe, to step up visa liberalization, to support Pristina's membershio of UNESCO, to let Kosovo form their own armed forces and facilitate recognitions of its independence. ''Pristina maintained its promise by accepting the creation of the Court, but the international community has not even maintained one of its promises'', Thaci said, adding that Kosovo's European path was made even more difficult. ''As a president, I am committed to establishing the truth and achieving reconciliation, but the Special Court, while trying to do justice, is an injustice done to Kosovo'', Thaci said. According to president, the creation of this Special Court was dictated more by the political necessity of the international community than by a genuine desire for justice. To protest against these allegations, the British ambassador to Pristina Ruairi O' Connell, attending the round table, left the room. The first accusations from Special Court for UCK Crimes, which is based at The Hague, are expected by the end of the year, and Thaci - along with other current state managers former UCK members - is likely to be impeached.