Govt. is here in full capacity, Vulin says in N. Kosovo

ZVECAN Director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Aleksandar Vulin says Serbia's institutions in the province "will survive". The same goes for the funds for the payment of Kosovo benefits, he said in the town of Zvecan on Friday. Govt. is here in full capacity, Vulin says in N. Kosovo Serbia will remain present in the area in its full capacity, Vulin said during a session of the four northern Kosovo municipalities and added that the country will regard Kosovo and Metohija as any other part of its territory. The government will remain here in its full capacity and it will not allow the life of the local population to come into jeopardy, said Vulin who arrived in Zvecan without any previous announcements and without escort or bodyguards. He reiterated that all that the government signed in 2011 has to be respected and told councilors that representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija will be included in the future teams for the dialogue with Pristina. He said that Belgrade cannot recognize either supervised or full independence of Kosovo and added that Serbia will not recognize any point contrary to the Constitution and Resolution 1244. He said that Serbia will insist on census of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija so as to establish their number and the property they own, with a view to assisting them in the case of usurpation of 33.000 accommodation units that belong to Serbs. Vulin said that he arrived in northern Kosovo across the Jarinje administrative crossing although he was denied entry on arrest threats. “If they attempt to arrest me after I leave the hall, do not try to confront the Kosovo police,” Vulin said and added that he must not allow himself to be the cause of any violent acts in Kosovo and Metohija. He said that Pristina is the side that does not want to see the dialogue continue and it has been attempting for a while now to withdraw from the talks, while Belgrade is willing to resume the dialogue. According to him, the increasingly frequent incidents Serbs are being accused of without any investigation or any evidence constitute a reason of concern and warn that a scenario is being prepared according to which northern Kosovo would become a legitimate military goal and the scene of violence, representatives of four northern Kosovo municipalities said in the conclusions issued after the meeting. Zvecan police officer suspended Police sergeant Dejan Vidojevic was suspended on Friday as acting Kosovo police station commander in Zvecan over the visit of the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo Aleksandar Vulin to this town in the north of the province. Regional Kosovo Police spokesman Besim Hoti told Tanjug that Vidojevic was suspended for 48 hours by the commander of the police station and that the police will investigate this case. Hoti said that Vidojevic failed to obey an order of the command of the Kosovo police, KPS, which "did not give permission to Vulin to visit Kosovo". The decision to suspend Vidojevic was made by the KPS regional director "on suspicion of violating police procedure". Vulin arrived unannounced Friday afternoon in northern Kosovo where he attended a joint session of the four municipalities in northern Kosovo, which discussed the current political and security situation in the north of the province. Tanjug

Govt. is here in full capacity, Vulin says in N. Kosovo

Serbia will remain present in the area in its full capacity, Vulin said during a session of the four northern Kosovo municipalities and added that the country will regard Kosovo and Metohija as any other part of its territory.

The government will remain here in its full capacity and it will not allow the life of the local population to come into jeopardy, said Vulin who arrived in Zvečan without any previous announcements and without escort or bodyguards.

He reiterated that all that the government signed in 2011 has to be respected and told councilors that representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija will be included in the future teams for the dialogue with Priština.

He said that Belgrade cannot recognize either supervised or full independence of Kosovo and added that Serbia will not recognize any point contrary to the Constitution and Resolution 1244.

He said that Serbia will insist on census of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija so as to establish their number and the property they own, with a view to assisting them in the case of usurpation of 33.000 accommodation units that belong to Serbs.

Vulin said that he arrived in northern Kosovo across the Jarinje administrative crossing although he was denied entry on arrest threats.

“If they attempt to arrest me after I leave the hall, do not try to confront the Kosovo police,” Vulin said and added that he must not allow himself to be the cause of any violent acts in Kosovo and Metohija.

He said that Priština is the side that does not want to see the dialogue continue and it has been attempting for a while now to withdraw from the talks, while Belgrade is willing to resume the dialogue.

According to him, the increasingly frequent incidents Serbs are being accused of without any investigation or any evidence constitute a reason of concern and warn that a scenario is being prepared according to which northern Kosovo would become a legitimate military goal and the scene of violence, representatives of four northern Kosovo municipalities said in the conclusions issued after the meeting.

Zvečan police officer suspended

Police sergeant Dejan Vidojević was suspended on Friday as acting Kosovo police station commander in Zvečan over the visit of the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo Aleksandar Vulin to this town in the north of the province.

Regional Kosovo Police spokesman Besim Hoti told Tanjug that Vidojević was suspended for 48 hours by the commander of the police station and that the police will investigate this case.

Hoti said that Vidojevic failed to obey an order of the command of the Kosovo police, KPS, which "did not give permission to Vulin to visit Kosovo".

The decision to suspend Vidojević was made by the KPS regional director "on suspicion of violating police procedure".

Vulin arrived unannounced Friday afternoon in northern Kosovo where he attended a joint session of the four municipalities in northern Kosovo, which discussed the current political and security situation in the north of the province.