O'Connell orders the Serbs: Fear not, no one will conquer the north

Serbs should not be afraid of the establishment of the Kosovo Army, British Ambassador to Kosovo Ruairi O'Connell has said, while his country does not consider this process as contradictory, the Metro.net newspaper broadcasts.

Kosovo is an independent and sovereign state and can form armed forces if that is what it wants. The very existence of the armed forces is not negative and debilizing. It is a ten - year process at the end of which forces of 3,500 will increase to 5,000. That's not a big difference. I think there is no intention to conquer Mitrovica or northern Kosovo. However, I think there is no intention of the armed forces being used against Kosovo Serbs. This would for a long time change Kosovo's relations with the international community, and that would be very foolish Kosovo action, so I think it won't happen”, he said of Serbian television “Pva”.

The contract about the 100 per cent tax application in Serbian goods, the British ambassador sees Pristina and Belgrade's reactions and counterresponsives, which, as he has said, should be halted.