Albania seems to have "forgotten" the Open Balkans by harshly criticizing Serbia for the growing tensions in the north of Kosovo.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olta Xhaçka, with a post on Twitter, called on the Serbian authorities "not to justify either the barricades or the criminal groups that refuse to remove them".
"Playing with fire is a very bad idea for the future of all our children", emphasizes Xhaçka on the social network.
"We are regretfully following minute by minute the appearance of an artificially prolonged crisis in the north of Kosovo and we are deeply concerned by the escalation of tensions. The barricades that have been erected in the north, not by some wave of popular anger, but by a group of notorious criminals, are not simply preventing the normal course of life. They are also scenes that remind you of the dark days of the 1990s, which our region has left behind once and for all, along with the former Yugoslavia that went away. 2023 is coming soon! This is not the time to make military threats or unacceptable attacks against Kosovo Police, KFOR and EULEX Police. This is the time for dialogue and cooperation. This dangerous confrontation must end and the perpetrators must be brought to justice. We are with Kosovo in this difficult situation and we call on the Serbian authorities not to justify either the barricades or the criminal groups that refuse to remove them. Playing with fire is a very bad idea for the future of all our children", Minister Xhaçka declared.