Serbs again block, turn back EULEX, KFOR

Local Serbs in northern Kosovo today again blocked several vehicles belonging to the EU mission, EULEX, and the NATO mission, KFOR.

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Thursday, 15.03.2012.

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Local Serbs in northern Kosovo today again blocked several vehicles belonging to the EU mission, EULEX, and the NATO mission, KFOR. The vehicles returned to their bases after KFOR's representatives met for talks with Serbs who held the Zvecan-Zubin Potok road blocked for more than an hour and a half on Thursday afternoon. Serbs again block, turn back EULEX, KFOR The citizens told the international representatives once again that they would allow up to three EULEX vehicles to pass once in 24 hours, but only if escorted by KFOR. Another condition is that EULEX should not use the cars to transport police and customs of the Kosovo authorities in Pristina to the northern checkpoints. At the same time, KFOR was asking for unconditional freedom of movement for all representatives of international missions - EULEX included. As soon as the Serbs blocked EULEX vehicles, KFOR set up a checkpoint in the village of Zeravica and proceeded to check vehicles and passengers. The Serbs blocked the road near Doljane this afternoon using their own cars. After about an hour and a half, EULEX vehicles headed back in the direction of the village of Jagnjenica, after which local Serbs removed their cars from the road and the traffic between Zvecan and Zubin Potok went back to normal. They said that they saw as provocation the movement of KFOR and EULEX vehicles, aimed at installing Kosovo's institution in northern Kosovo. Serbs are the majority population north of the Ibar River and recognize neither the authority of the government in Pristina nor the ethnic Albanian unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo made four years ago. Members of EULEX (file) Beta Tanjug

Serbs again block, turn back EULEX, KFOR

The citizens told the international representatives once again that they would allow up to three EULEX vehicles to pass once in 24 hours, but only if escorted by KFOR. Another condition is that EULEX should not use the cars to transport police and customs of the Kosovo authorities in Priština to the northern checkpoints.

At the same time, KFOR was asking for unconditional freedom of movement for all representatives of international missions - EULEX included.

As soon as the Serbs blocked EULEX vehicles, KFOR set up a checkpoint in the village of Žeravica and proceeded to check vehicles and passengers.

The Serbs blocked the road near Doljane this afternoon using their own cars. After about an hour and a half, EULEX vehicles headed back in the direction of the village of Jagnjenica, after which local Serbs removed their cars from the road and the traffic between Zvećan and Zubin Potok went back to normal.

They said that they saw as provocation the movement of KFOR and EULEX vehicles, aimed at installing Kosovo's institution in northern Kosovo.

Serbs are the majority population north of the Ibar River and recognize neither the authority of the government in Priština nor the ethnic Albanian unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo made four years ago.

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