"Govt. response to attack on EULEX will be fierce"

BELGRADE, BRUSSELS Aleksandar Vucic says "the shameful attack on EULEX members is actually aimed against Serbia and Serbs," noting that the government's response would be fierce. “This is an attempt to ruin all that Serbia achieved in the previous period. Serbia has no right to keep quiet and let terrorists and extremists believe they can run Serbia,” the first deputy PM said in Belgrade on Thursday. "Govt. response to attack on EULEX will be fierce" Vucic said that he has the authority on behalf of President Tomislav Nikolic, who is currently visiting Bulgaria, to condemn the criminal act of murder of the Lithuanian EULEX member. “The attack is aimed against Serbs and Serbia and it stands for all its shamefulness,” Vucic said. “Our response will be fierce,” the deputy prime minister stated. “Serbia will help in the investigation as much as it can, and those who believe that such crimes can get away unpunished should know that they will never have a safe haven in the territory of Serbia,” Vucic said. A EULEX staff member died after an incident near Zvecan in northern Kosovo-Metohija on Thursday morning. The person, member of the EULEX Customs Component, received a gunshot wound when two EULEX vehicles, carrying six staff members, came under fire from unknown individuals in the vicinity of Zvecan at approximately 7.30 a.m. this morning. The wounded EULEX member was taken to the Kosovska Mitrovica hospital where he died from his injuries. (Beta, file) Ashton strongly condemns attack EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a EULEX vehicle that led to the death of one staff member Thursday morning. Ashton said in a statement on Thursday that she “was deeply saddened by the death of the Lithuanian member of EULEX staff in northern Kosovo this morning.” The European foreign policy chief said that the perpetrators must be brought to justice. “The European Union is determined to continue its engagement and commitment in Kosovo and will press on with its work in the context of the EU-facilitated dialogue,” appealing to all parties “to redouble their efforts to implement the agreements reached, to normalize relations and to improve the lives of the people on the ground in northern Kosovo.” Tanjug

"Govt. response to attack on EULEX will be fierce"

Vučić said that he has the authority on behalf of President Tomislav Nikolic, who is currently visiting Bulgaria, to condemn the criminal act of murder of the Lithuanian EULEX member.

“The attack is aimed against Serbs and Serbia and it stands for all its shamefulness,” Vučić said.

“Our response will be fierce,” the deputy prime minister stated.

“Serbia will help in the investigation as much as it can, and those who believe that such crimes can get away unpunished should know that they will never have a safe haven in the territory of Serbia,” Vučić said.

A EULEX staff member died after an incident near Zvečan in northern Kosovo-Metohija on Thursday morning.

The person, member of the EULEX Customs Component, received a gunshot wound when two EULEX vehicles, carrying six staff members, came under fire from unknown individuals in the vicinity of Zvečan at approximately 7.30 a.m. this morning.

The wounded EULEX member was taken to the Kosovska Mitrovica hospital where he died from his injuries.

Ashton strongly condemns attack

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has condemned in the strongest terms the attack on a EULEX vehicle that led to the death of one staff member Thursday morning.

Ashton said in a statement on Thursday that she “was deeply saddened by the death of the Lithuanian member of EULEX staff in northern Kosovo this morning.”

The European foreign policy chief said that the perpetrators must be brought to justice.

“The European Union is determined to continue its engagement and commitment in Kosovo and will press on with its work in the context of the EU-facilitated dialogue,” appealing to all parties “to redouble their efforts to implement the agreements reached, to normalize relations and to improve the lives of the people on the ground in northern Kosovo.”