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The situation in the north of Kosovo/BBC: KFOR was prepared for intervention at any moment

2022-08-01 10:19:55Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The situation in the north of Kosovo/BBC: KFOR was prepared for intervention at

Tensions in the north of Kosovo have been commented on not only by the local media, but also by the international ones.

The BBC has dedicated an article to this event, writing that the NATO forces in Kosovo, KFOR, were prepared to intervene in case the country's stability was threatened.

The BBC article states that after consultations with the US and the EU, the Kosovo government decided to postpone the implementation of the rules for a month. Similar protests took place last year over proposals to change license plate rules.


Excerpt from the article: 

Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in February 2008, nearly a decade after it seceded after a bloody war that saw NATO bomb Serbia.

Relations between the Serbian and mostly Albanian residents had been strained for years.

It has been recognized by the United States and major European Union countries, but Serbia, backed by its ally Russia, refuses to do so, as do most of the ethnic Serbs inside Kosovo.

About 50,000 people living in Serb-majority areas of the north use license plates issued by Serbian authorities and refuse to recognize Kosovo institutions.

The Kosovo government's decision to introduce new rules, including replacing Serbian license plates with Kosovar ones, led to the clash.

NATO described the situation as "tense" after hundreds of ethnic Serbs parked trucks, tankers and other vehicles near two key border crossings with Serbia in protest at the new rules, forcing police to close the two crossings.

There were also reports of gunmen shooting, although Kosovo police said they had received no reports of injuries.

Rising tensions led to consultations with the US and EU ambassadors. US Ambassador Jeffrey Hovenier said he asked the Kosovo government to delay implementation of the license plate decision for 30 days "because there appears to have been misinformation and misunderstanding about the decision," according to the BBC's Guy Delauney.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell welcomed the announcement in a tweet and said he expects all obstacles to be lifted immediately.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić also said he expected tensions to "de-escalate" after the postponement of the rules. Similar protests took place last year over proposals to change license plate rules.

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia continue despite the fact that both sides have pledged to engage in EU-sponsored dialogue in an effort to resolve old issues./BBC 


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