Končulj ( sr-cyr, Кончуљ; sq, Konçul) is a

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located in the municipality of

Bujanovac Bujanovac ( sr-cyr, Бујановац, ; sq, Bujanoc) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. Situated in the South Morava basin, it is located in the geographical area known as Preševo Valley. It i ...

, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 1,306 people, entirely composed of ethnic Albanians.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnička pripadnost po naseljima. Republika Srbija, Republički zavod za statistiku Beograd 2003. There is border crossing between Serbia and

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near Končulj.

Preševo Valley Insurgency and Končulj agreement

During the

Insurgency in the Preševo Valley The Insurgency in the Preševo Valley was a year-long armed conflict between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the ethnic Albanian separatists of the Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (UÇPMB). There were instances dur ...

, the UCPMB was founded in Dobrošin. The UCPMB attacked until the border with

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and continued up until the end of the eastern Serbia-Kosovo border. Končulj was one of the first villages attacked by the UCPMB and was occupied until the of the Insurgency in the Preševo Valley. In 2001 it was liberated and on 20 May, 2001, the Končulj agreement was signed between Shefket Musilu,

Mustafa Saqiri Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى , Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Mou ...

, Ridvan Qazimi "Lleshi", and Muhamet Xhemajli. The agreement was witnessed by Sean Sullivan, who was the NATO Head of Office in the FRY.

References

Populated places in Pčinja District Kosovo–Serbia border crossings Albanian communities in Serbia {{PčinjaRS-geo-stub