4 minutes agoSerbia warns of future steps for April 3rd elections
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The head of the Office for Kosovo in Serbia's Government, Petar Petkov, said on Monday that Kosovo authorities want to prevent Kosovo Serbs from voting on April 3rd in Serbia's parliamentary and presidential elections. Petkovic named it “denied” and <x2-magimation” Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's statement that he has good will [...]
Petkov named it “as” and <x2 presspoint” Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti's statement that there is good will to hold Serbia's elections in Kosovo.
According to the communiqué issued by his office, the “position of the Republic of Serbia and its state bodies regarding the new situation will be announced tomorrow (22 March), following the National Security Council session, when it will also be set for the next steps”.
Official “Belgrade expects the Quint countries to take a clear and unequivocally stand for Pristina blackmail and sabotage, as well as for violating the fundamental, civil and democratic rights of Serbs from Kosovo”, it is said in the communiqué.
Authorities in Kosovo on March 21st have indicated that Serbia has not made any direct request to hold these elections within Kosovo's territory.
On March 14th, Mimoza Kusari finished with Lila, chief of the ruling party's Parliamentary Group in Kosovo, Vetevendosje Movement has said Belgrade has turned to international institutions for the possibility of holding elections in Kosovo, but, as it has said, sovereign authorities in Kosovo are the Government of Kosovo and Kosovo institutions.
Meanwhile, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has declared last week that he is in contact with Quint states to find a solution for Kosovo Serbs who want to vote in this election. The head of Kosovo's executive has said it aims for the rights of Serbs not to be violated, but not to violate Kosovo's citizenship.
At the beginning of this year, Kosovo institutions allowed Kosovo Serbs to vote for a constitutional referendum on Serbia only through the Interconnecting Office of Serbia and Post.
Earlier, there was a practice in Kosovo, where the Kosovo Security and Co-operation Organisation's mission in Europe (OSBE) has garnered the votes of Serbian citizens, and then they have been sent to Rashka and Vranje two Serbian border towns to count.
This practice has been in place since 2017, and Kosovo authorities have allowed it.
From the OSCE, they have told Radio Free Europe they are willing to collect votes for the April 3rd elections, but with the consent of all relevant institutions.
