TIRANA, May 27 – The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, accused Serbia of instrumentalizing the local Serbian population in the north of Kosovo to create an institutional vacuum, a general climate of fear and insecurity.
Osmani made these statements during the meeting with the special envoy of Germany for the Western Balkans, Manuel Sarrazin on Saturday reported REL.
The meeting between Osman and Sarrazin comes a day after the clashes between the Kosovo Police and groups of local Serbs in the north of Kosovo who opposed the entry into the municipal offices of the new Albanian mayors of the municipalities of Zveçan, Leposaviq and Zubin Potok.
“President Osmani has emphasized that the criminal actions in the north, orchestrated by illegal structures supported by Belgrade, are aimed at preventing the new mayors of the municipalities in the north of the country from exercising their duties according to the law and the Constitution and instrumentalizing the local Serbian population to create institutional vacuum, general climate of fear and insecurity,” it was said in the announcement of the Kosovo Presidency.
The international factor, led by the United States, has blamed the Government of Kosovo for increasing tensions in the northern municipalities and requested that the authorities in Pristina deescalate the situation.
But Osmani, according to the announcement, “has emphasized the importance of supporting international allies and continuous coordination with them in efforts for lasting peace, security and stability.”
The head of state has reiterated the position that the actions of the Kosovo Police were legitimate.
Earlier in the day, Sarrazin also met with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.
He emphasized on Saturday that the international community will not allow the Agreement towards the normalization of Kosovo to be rejected for any “stupidity”. The agreement was reached between Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels in February, and then in Ohrid they reached the Annex for its implementation. /argumentum.al
