Lista Serbe, the primary political entity of Kosovo Serbs supported by Belgrade, referred to as the arrest “a continuation of the mistreatment of the Serbian individuals” and warned of reactions if the arrested individual is just not launched.
“To make clear, this won’t be a warning, however a normal rebellion to cease Albin Kurti’s oppression of harmless residents,” says an announcement from this record.
The Workplace for Kosovo within the Authorities of Serbia stated that the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti “is creating a brand new disaster”.
“Kurti is attempting in each attainable method, by way of his forces, to trigger tensions within the north of Kosovo, to impress the response of the Serbs, who he would then accuse of the potential escalation of the state of affairs on the bottom, solely to keep away from obligations from Ohrid relating to the institution of the Affiliation of municipalities with a Serbian majority”, says a response from this workplace, which has not commented on the burning of vehicles within the north.
That is the primary case of arrest associated to the burning of vehicles, which weren’t uncommon even over the last yr amid tensions within the north of Kosovo associated to using automotive license plates.
Belgrade and the representatives of the Serbs within the northern municipalities of Kosovo didn’t agree with the choice of the Kosovo authorities that every one vehicles with license plates issued by the brand new Serbia must be registered and obtain license plates with the RKS signal.
On November 23, the top of the European Union’s International Coverage, Josep Borrell, stated that an settlement was reached for “Serbia to cease issuing license plates with the names of the cities of Kosovo and Kosovo to cease additional actions relating to the re-registration of vehicles”.
The European Union stated that in response to the settlement reached in Brussels, that Kosovo ought to chorus from any motion in opposition to these homeowners who’ve KM license plates and “preserve the established order till a extra secure answer is reached in dialogue.” This additionally implies that Serbia won’t concern new license plates with the abbreviation KM”.
The final burnings have been additionally condemned by Western diplomats in Prishtina who referred to as for the perpetrators to be delivered to justice.
Kosovo and Serbia are anticipated to satisfy in the course of the month of April in Brussels on the stage of chief negotiators after which political leaders to debate the implementation of the settlement for the normalization of relations between the 2 nations.
On March 18 in Ohrid, the leaders of each nations agreed to implement a Western-backed plan to normalize relations, which is a situation for fulfilling their aspirations for membership within the European Union.
The European plan for which the events agreed on February 27 in Brussels requires good neighborly relations, recognition of paperwork and symbols and respect for one another’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It requires that the events don’t hinder one another within the integration processes, however doesn’t require mutual recognition. The plan additionally foresees the achievement of all of the agreements beforehand reached within the talks mediated by the European Union, together with the one for the Affiliation of municipalities with a Serbian majority in Kosovo.
