Serbia’s army remained on the “highest level of Alert ‘near the border with The presidency of Kosovo, which is located in the Balkans, said Saturday, as NATO urged Kosovo to make contact down tensions with Serbia, the day after its existence government They were forced into the municipal buildings install Mayors in Serb ethnic areas in the north of The country and clashes broke out out between Serbs and the Kosovo police.
resulting clashes on Friday between Kosovo police and anti-mayal demonstrators of ethnic Albania prompted Serbia to put its army in place on full combat Alert f move units closer to the boundary.
“We urge the institutions in Kosovo to calm down immediately and call on All Parties resolve Through the dialogue mode, spokeswoman Oana Lunescu said: for across the Atlantic military alliance, in Twitter post.
KFOR said, the 3,800-strong NATO-led peacekeeping force mission in Kosovo, will remain vigilance.
Things were still tense in the north part of A country that has heavily armed police forces in armored vehicles They guarded the municipal buildings.
Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti defended the police’s actions in escort new Mayors the day before.
“this is the truth of Those elected in Democratic elections to take over office No threats or intimidation. that it also Right of Citizens to be served by these elected Corti said on Twitter on Saturday.
United States Minister of Anthony Blinken State on Friday blasted Kurti government for her actions in the northsaying that they “needlessly escalated tensions,[were]undermining our efforts to help Normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia will have consequences for Our bilateral relations with Kosovo”.
Almost a decade after the end of War there, Serbs in Northern Kosovo region Do not accept the Kosovo Declaration of 2008 of Independence from Serbia and still consider Belgrade as their capital.
Ethnic Albanian form more than 90% of the population in kosovo, with Serbs are just the majority in Northern region.
