Havenier: US deeply concerned about Kosovo government's recent actions towards Serb community

US Ambassador Jeffrey Havenier has said he is concerned about the recent actions of the Government of Kosovo against Kosovo Serbs. Through a statement to the media, Houvenier has cited the operation to close Serb parallel municipalities in Kosovo.

He said Kosovo authorities are pushing unnecessary interethnic tensions.

The United States government is deeply concerned about the recent actions of Kosovo Government authorities, who have direct and negative influence on members of Serbian ethnicity and other minorities in Kosovo. These actions are unnecessarily increasing interethnic tensions and, as a consequence, restricting options for the United States to serve as an effective applicant for Kosovo in the” international arena, Hovenier's statement said.

Hüvenier said far that he is also concerned about the seizure of a Serbian dinar vehicle coming to Kosovo from Serbia.

“We are also concerned by Kosovo Police shares to sequencing the Serbian dinar and the vehicle it transports to distribute the payment of social benefits from Serbia. We ask the Kosovo authorities to ensure that the individuals for whom these social benefits payment is considered to receive it without delay”, says further in Havener's response.

The American diplomat further said the Kosovo government has responsibility for all citizens' concerns, while adding that the issue of Serbian structures should be involved in dialogue.

The “issues dealing with structures supported by Serbia in Kosovo should be addressed through EU-extensive dialogue. We also reiterate our demand that Kosovo postpone the implementation of Kosovo's Central Bank's changed arrangement for cash operations until satisfactory procedures are put in place in line with European standards, and until the population is well informed about how the transition of their benefits to” will continue.

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