Peci: Were it not for US KFOR in the north, Serbs would cross the border line
(3 years ago)K Institute Director IPRED, Lulzim Peci, says that until the barricade in the north has come after the Kosovo Government has not heard US Secretary Antony Blinken's request for delaying the election-holding decision in four northern municipalities. He in Tv1 declared that the Serbian state has exploited this by [...]
He in Tv1 said that the Serbian state has exploited this by creating these barricades.
I think this situation has come first, we need to know how it started. Serbia has taken this step at the moment it has seen that the Government of Kosovo has entered into strong cholera with the US government. So the moment Secretary Blinken sought to postpone the decision on the license plates, we with extraordinary ease did not take into account this US secretary's screet even when he does not consider these demands then also takes his responsibility for any course of”, he said.
According to him, there has been a poor estimate of Kurti Government in the Americas' request.
I think maybe there was a bad estimate of Kurti Government here because maybe after September when he said KFOR, who will not allow barricades, has taken this stance on what we do, KFOR will not leave the barricades. But the opposite also occurred because when it takes such steps and does not listen to the security guarantor in Kosovo, who are the US, then takes responsibility for whatever comes, he said.
On the other hand, Peci said that were KFOR not present Sunday in the protest organised by Serbs close to the border in Kosovo, they would burn the border points, thus repeating the events of 2008.
He even says Kosovo will need time to repair the damage caused by the current site in the north.
We had yesterday's protests at the border if it wasn't for US KFOR, I'm pretty sure they would cross the border and do something like what they did in 2008... But the situation that was created in the north after neglecting what Secretary Blinken proposed, I think it's harmful to Kosovo and it's done a huge damage that will take time to repair. If everything goes okay then at April we can return what was before November 5th only when elections are conducted and new municipal organs” are selected, he said.