German MEP says K. Serbs should vote

Kosovo Serbs should vote in the local elections "if they want to live in Kosovo", European Parliament member Doris Pack was quoted as saying today. Pack and seven other MEPs will monitor local elections in Kosovo scheduled for next Sunday. German MEP says K. Serbs should vote The vote will be organized by the Kosovo Albanian government, and the government in Belgrade has called on Serbs in the province not to take part. But Pack urged "all Kosovo Serbs" to "cooperate" with the institutions in Kosovo. “It is very important that these elections are peaceful and that they are carried out in accordance with democratic rules. It is important for Kosovo Serbs to vote because they are equal citizens of Kosovo. If they want to live in Kosovo and if they are thinking about their future and future of their children, Serbs should vote in the elections,” she was quoted as telling Radio Kosovo. According to her, it is not unusual for members of the European Parliament to monitor elections, while these elections in Kosovo "are important for decentralization and the work of the new municipalities with Serb majority". Pack announced that MEPs would visit some polling stations and municipal election committees and also told meetings with "top Kosovo officials".

German MEP says K. Serbs should vote

The vote will be organized by the Kosovo Albanian government, and the government in Belgrade has called on Serbs in the province not to take part.

But Pack urged "all Kosovo Serbs" to "cooperate" with the institutions in Kosovo.

“It is very important that these elections are peaceful and that they are carried out in accordance with democratic rules. It is important for Kosovo Serbs to vote because they are equal citizens of Kosovo. If they want to live in Kosovo and if they are thinking about their future and future of their children, Serbs should vote in the elections,” she was quoted as telling Radio Kosovo.

According to her, it is not unusual for members of the European Parliament to monitor elections, while these elections in Kosovo "are important for decentralization and the work of the new municipalities with Serb majority".

Pack announced that MEPs would visit some polling stations and municipal election committees and also told meetings with "top Kosovo officials".