Serbia Kosovo conflict | NATO asks Kosovo to reduce tension in the area after protests on Friday

2023-05-28 17:57:40

The NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, this Sunday asked the Kosovar authorities to refrain from escalating tension in majority-Serb north after protests on Friday against Kosovar Albanian mayors who were attempting to take office.

Las April elections, intended to fill the void left by Kosovar Serb mayors who decided to resign their posts in protest against the Pristina government, ended the Triumph of Kosovar Albanian mayors neither Belgrade nor the Kosovar Serb parties recognize as legitimate authorities, hence the protests.

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Stoltenberg spoke this Sunday with the top diplomat of the European Union, Josep Borrell, who has been mediating for months in talks between Kosovo and Serbia so that normalize your relationships despite the fact that their positions are frankly far apart.

The NATO Secretary General has stated, on his Twitter account, that “Pristina and Belgrade must now participate in the dialogue led by the EU, as the only path towards peace and normalization.”

Stoltenberg, in a message dedicated to the Kosovar authorities, has indicated that “Pristina must de-escalate and not take unilateral and destabilizing measures”before assuring that the NATO force for Kosovo, KFOR, “will continue to guarantee a safe and secure environment”