The incident at Skopje Airport, what is known so far?

Kosovo President. Vjosa Osmani has faced an awkward situation Thursday at Skopje Airport, where according to the Presidency, a security member tried to get his personal phone to put it on scanners.

Kosovo's presidency has made some clarifications about the situation created at the airport, recalling that when state leaders travel, they are protected with diplomatic privileges and immunity.

It is also known that the telephone of the heads of state cannot be scanned because a state's security is in question.

Kosovo's “Police have previously communicated to officials at Skopje Airport applied rules in such situations, they have attempted to physically prevent the President, with cerrast in full compliance with security protocols, Kosovo Police have professionally reacted to the response.

Furthermore, it is said that it is not true that the president has refused to scan her hand bag.

So it's a lie that she refused to check the trunk. She had a personal hand bag which she immediately put into the scanner, even though security, according to international convention practices, had no right to ask for it. The only thing the President has refused to hand over was her 11x1> phone.

In addition, the presidency office adds that the situation at Skopje Airport cannot be explained or assessed otherwise, except as a clear provocation and tendency to trigger the incident.

The presidency has called on official authorities in Skopje to urgently address the case with high seriousness and to take appropriate measures against officials who have made this attack on the Republic of Kosovo.

Otherwise, the TAV Macedonia company, which manages Skopje Airport, has declared that the phone is required in order to undergo mandatory security control through x-ray equipment.

We flatly reject claims that our employee from the Security Department tried to get the phone. Phone and requested in order to undergo mandatory security control through x-ray device. According to ECAC's 30 (Dok.30) document and the National Civil aviation Security Programme, all passengers, cabin luggage, and their personal belongings traveling with them on a commercial flight, such as this, undergo a security review. If we don't comply with these rules, the flight pilot will refuse to be boarded by passenger”, they say.

According to company T The AV, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, excludes only official guests of the Republic of Northern Macedonia government from safety, and the airport operator receives official notice of this expulsion from the Interior Ministry.

The Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also reacted to the incident in Skopje.

MPJD says they immediately requested official information on the case.

“Linked to yesterday's incident at Skopje Airport, where the president of the Republic of Kosovo, the United States. Dr. Vjosa Osmani, faced with inadequate and illegal treatment by airport security members, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of the Republic of Kosovo has taken immediate steps by seeking official and details of the North Macedonia Embassy in Kosovo”, said in response.

A response to the situation has also made the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Northern Macedonia stressed that relations between the Republic of Northern Macedonia and Kosovo are positive and constructive, without open issues and with honest dialogue at all levels and fields.

The Republic of Northern Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has requested information from all competent institutions concerning yesterday's event. After a detailed analysis of data collected in co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all necessary measures will be taken to avoid such situations in the future”, the MPJ statement said.

Representatives of Albanian parties in northern Macedonia have also reacted to the August 1st incident.

The Democratic Union for Integration and the Alliance for Albanians have condemned the case, meanwhile Deputy Prime Minister Izet Mexhit said there has been a “misunderstanding between the MPB, Osman's TAV and security have exceeded “without complications, and the situation has been passed without consequences”.

Kosovo and Northern Macedonia have diplomatic reports and so far have had no incidents of this nature.