International efforts redouble in search of a solution in Kosovo

Both the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, are holding meetings with European officials in search of solutions to reduce tension in the area.

NATO peacekeeping forces reinforce security in Kosovo, the scene since the beginning of the week of clashes that have already stopped more than 80 injured.

This Wednesday, hundreds of protesters, of Serb ethnicity, gathered in front of the Zvecan town hall, for the third consecutive day. They demand the withdrawal from northern Kosovo of both the special police and the ethnic Albanian officials elected to the mayoralties of this area.

In front of the town hall, the attendees displayed a huge Serbian flag, 200 meters high, with which they made their position clear: Kosovo Serbs do not recognize Pristina’s authority.

International efforts to defuse the crisis are underway. Officials of the European Union have already met with the Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic. The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurtihas also held talks with various members of the European bloc.

The recent disturbances raise fears of a new conflict in the region, to the point that NATO has opted for sending an additional 700 soldiers.

From the German government they confirm the intention of their chancellor Olaf Scholzand the French president Emanuel Macron, to meet imminently with the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo.

A meeting between the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Joseph Borrellwith the Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic, on the margins of the summit of the European Political Community that is being held in Moldova.

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