But 9 out of 10 people who live there are ethnic Albanians.
Most ethnic Albanians, who make up almost all the rest of the population, want to form an independent nation.
The response of the ethnic Albanians now is absolutely critical.
Of the two million people in the province, about 90 percent are ethnic Albanians.
A few ethnic Albanians came down the mountain on foot, including a family with five children.
The ethnic Albanians are expected to sign the deal this weekend.
In 1983, 62 percent of the 516 people arrested were ethnic Albanians.
Ethnic Albanians account for about a quarter of the population.
Most of the region's administrators and its police were ethnic Albanians.
He said the authorities were very concerned about the increase in the number of ethnic Albanians.
