Serbian Defence Minister: Refuse calls for de-pass situation

Serbian Defence Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic today at the vicinity of the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia in Jarinje said the condition for lowering tensions in northern Kosovo and the beginning of dialogue is the withdrawal of Kosovo Police Special Units from that part. He, accompanied by the chief of general staff of [...]
He, accompanied by Serbian Army Chief of General Staff Milan Mojsilovic and Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Aleksandar Bocan Kharchenko, visited the part where members of the Serbian gendarmerie and protesters near the border are staying.
Stefanovic said Serbia is not raising tensions, said they are ready for dialogue, but cited a condition.
I refuse calls for de-passing the situation towards both sides, because we're not provoking, we haven't arrested anyone, we haven't entered the north, we're not threatening with weapons, nor have we made any moves that raise tensions. We are ready for dialogue, but they must remove special units and turn the situation back to the previous state of”, Stefanovic said, the Serbian newspaper reported, Danas.












