Kalasova in Pristina: Closing Serbian Institutions Does Not Lead to De-Escalation

PRISTINA - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas stated today in Pristina that the recent actions of closing Serbian institutions in northern Kosovo and Metohija are not leading to a de-escalation of tensions.

Kalas says that one side says one thing and the other says something else, and that's why it's important to talk to people on the ground.

In the last week, seven facilities and ten services of the Republic of Serbia were closed in Kosovo and Metohija. Everything happened day after day and with the presence of the Kosovo police. The police would come, drive out the workers, take down the Serbian signs and flags, and then Kosovo symbols would be put up. In the meantime, while citizens of Serbia remain without important institutions and jobs, Srpska lista and the Office for Kosovo an…

The EU is asking for de-escalation in the north of Kosovo before lifting the measures. Kalas says: The Ohrid Agreement must be respected, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews serbia, euronews, euronews