Serbian Defence Minister demands Kosovo’s border to be guard only by KFOR

 


Oct 26, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Serbia insists that only members of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, be deployed on the border, on the Kosovo side.

This was said after the meeting that the Serbian Minister of Defense, Miloš Vučević, held on October 25 with his Turkish counterpart, Jashar Guler.

Turkey took command of KFOR in October.

“We strongly encourage a direct communication between the Chief of General Staff of the Serbian Army and the KFOR commander and we insist that only KFOR members are present along the administrative line from the side of ‘Kosovo and Metohija’. The joint patrols of the members of the Serbian Army with those of KFOR along the administrative line should also continue,” said Vučevič.

Serbia, which does not recognize Kosovo, calls the border line with Kosovo an administrative line, writes Radio Evropa e Lire.

Kosovo’s border with Serbia is guarded by the Kosovo Border Police and KFOR members.

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