Trucks stopped at Merdare, entering north as before

Trucks carrying goods from central Serbia to Kosovo have been blocked at the administrative crossing of Merdare, said reports.

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Trucks carrying goods from central Serbia to Kosovo have been blocked at the administrative crossing of Merdare, said reports. The trucks were stopped by customs workers on Thursday after the government in Pristina decided to ban Serbian goods from entering Kosovo. Trucks stopped at Merdare, entering north as before Reports said that about 20 trucks were stopped at Merdare. At the same time, goods are entering Kosovo "as before" at the checkpoints of Jarinje and Brnjak near Leposavic, in the Serb-dominated north. The EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, "could not officially comment" on Pristina's decision, said reports. However, unofficially, representatives of the Kosovo police, KPS, said that there was "no change of the regime of controls of goods" entering the province in the north. Meanwhile in Brussels, an EU spokesperson said that the organization "EU believes that the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue should be given a chance instead of introducing bans on import of Serbian goods and that unilateral moves drawn by any side cannot solve problems". "We are studying the decision of the Kosovo government, and the EU still believes that unilateral moves drawn by any side cannot solve problems," spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said. The ban on Serbian goods was described in Pristina as being based on "the principle of reciprocity because of Belgrade's decision not to recognize customs seals bearing the symbols of Kosovo". Serbia does not recognize the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence made in early 2008. President Boris Tadic on Thursday strongly denounced the trade disruption, but noted that Serbia would not opt to introduce counter-measures.

Trucks stopped at Merdare, entering north as before

Reports said that about 20 trucks were stopped at Merdare.

At the same time, goods are entering Kosovo "as before" at the checkpoints of Jarinje and Brnjak near Leposavić, in the Serb-dominated north.

The EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, "could not officially comment" on Priština's decision, said reports.

However, unofficially, representatives of the Kosovo police, KPS, said that there was "no change of the regime of controls of goods" entering the province in the north.

Meanwhile in Brussels, an EU spokesperson said that the organization "EU believes that the Belgrade-Priština dialogue should be given a chance instead of introducing bans on import of Serbian goods and that unilateral moves drawn by any side cannot solve problems".

"We are studying the decision of the Kosovo government, and the EU still believes that unilateral moves drawn by any side cannot solve problems," spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said.

The ban on Serbian goods was described in Priština as being based on "the principle of reciprocity because of Belgrade's decision not to recognize customs seals bearing the symbols of Kosovo".

Serbia does not recognize the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence made in early 2008.

President Boris Tadić on Thursday strongly denounced the trade disruption, but noted that Serbia would not opt to introduce counter-measures.

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