Minister calls for "preservation of peace"

Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanović said on Thursday that new barricades were "unnecessary in northern Kosovo".

Izvor: B92

Thursday, 08.12.2011.

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Minister for Kosovo and Metohija Goran Bogdanovic said on Thursday that new barricades were "unnecessary in northern Kosovo". He urged the local people to "preserve peace". Minister calls for "preservation of peace" "I think today's move is a futile endeavor, as all Serbs from northern Kosovo-Metohija have decided to boycott the Jarinje and Brnjak crossings until the agreement reached in Brussels sees implementation," Bogdanovic said. The locals decided to form a human shield on Thursday afternoon after they spotted customs and police sent by the Kosovo Albanian authorities in Pristina. The minister told B92 that the by setting up the roadblock at the Brnjak crossing, the local Serbs were again exposing themselves to risk and danger, and even to the possibility of "clashing with our police." "I fear the possibility of escalation of violence. The worst that could happen at this moment is that Serbs go against Serbs. This should be avoided by not erecting the roadblocks and hindering the traffic of goods, since nothing is passing there anyway," Bogdanovic pointed out. He added that the problem of regional representation of Kosovo-Metohija was a status issue and that Serbia could not accept Kosovo to be presented as a republic or state, but only in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244. "There are various models, and we are ready to continue the talks and find a solution that would be acceptable for both sides and that would not violate our Constitution. The example clearly shows that Serbia is not wont to recognize Kosovo's independence either indirectly or directly," Bogdanovic said. Goran Bogdanovic (Beta, file)

Minister calls for "preservation of peace"

"I think today's move is a futile endeavor, as all Serbs from northern Kosovo-Metohija have decided to boycott the Jarinje and Brnjak crossings until the agreement reached in Brussels sees implementation," Bogdanović said.

The locals decided to form a human shield on Thursday afternoon after they spotted customs and police sent by the Kosovo Albanian authorities in Priština.

The minister told B92 that the by setting up the roadblock at the Brnjak crossing, the local Serbs were again exposing themselves to risk and danger, and even to the possibility of "clashing with our police."

"I fear the possibility of escalation of violence. The worst that could happen at this moment is that Serbs go against Serbs. This should be avoided by not erecting the roadblocks and hindering the traffic of goods, since nothing is passing there anyway," Bogdanović pointed out.

He added that the problem of regional representation of Kosovo-Metohija was a status issue and that Serbia could not accept Kosovo to be presented as a republic or state, but only in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

"There are various models, and we are ready to continue the talks and find a solution that would be acceptable for both sides and that would not violate our Constitution. The example clearly shows that Serbia is not wont to recognize Kosovo's independence either indirectly or directly," Bogdanović said.

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