{"id":7468,"date":"2023-06-01T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2023-06-01T15:34:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:34:32","slug":"kosovo-serbian-presidents-fail-to-dissolve-dispute-at-moldova-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/diplomatic-world\/kosovo-serbian-presidents-fail-to-dissolve-dispute-at-moldova-summit\/2023\/06\/01\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo -Serbian presidents fail to defuse violent crises at Moldova summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

BURBOAKA,<\/span> MOLDOVA<\/span>(Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> presidents<\/span> of<\/span> Serbia<\/span> and<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> said<\/span>\u00a0they<\/span> wanted<\/span> to<\/span> defuse<\/span> the<\/span> violent<\/span> crisis<\/span> in<\/span> northern<\/span> Kosovo,<\/span> but<\/span> showed<\/span> little<\/span> signs<\/span> of<\/span> backing<\/span> down<\/span> on<\/span> their<\/span> rival<\/span> stances.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Serbia’s<\/span> Aleksandar<\/span> Vucic<\/span> and<\/span> Kosovo’s<\/span> Vjosa<\/span> Osmani,<\/span> who<\/span> arrived<\/span> in<\/span> Moldova<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> summit<\/span> with<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 40<\/span> European<\/span> leaders,<\/span> looked<\/span> at<\/span> each<\/span> other<\/span> despite<\/span> standing<\/span> just<\/span> meters<\/span> apart<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> red<\/span> carpet.<\/span>\u00a0
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Both<\/span> countries<\/span> are<\/span> under<\/span> international<\/span> pressure<\/span> to<\/span> resolve<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> string<\/span> of<\/span> long-running<\/span> crises<\/span> between<\/span> the<\/span> Albanian-majority<\/span> government<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> ethnic<\/span> Serb<\/span> majority<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> north.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Violence<\/span> erupted<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> after<\/span> Kosovar<\/span> authorities,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> support<\/span> of<\/span> special<\/span> police,<\/span> placed<\/span> an<\/span> Albanian<\/span> mayor<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> northern<\/span> municipality’s<\/span> office.<\/span> The<\/span> mayor<\/span> was<\/span> elected<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> turnout<\/span> of<\/span> just<\/span> 3.5%.<\/span> Serbs<\/span> boycotted<\/span> local<\/span> elections.<\/span> Osmani<\/span> said<\/span> Belgrade<\/span> was<\/span> trying<\/span> to<\/span> destabilize<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> after<\/span> failing<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> on<\/span> Kosovo’s<\/span> declaration<\/span> of<\/span> independence<\/span> from<\/span> Serbia<\/span> in<\/span> 2008.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“We<\/span> all<\/span> understand<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> real<\/span> threat<\/span> actually<\/span> comes<\/span> from<\/span> Serbia’s<\/span> denial<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> existence<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> sovereign<\/span> state<\/span> in<\/span> Kosovo,”<\/span> Osmani<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>She<\/span> accused<\/span> Vucic<\/span> of<\/span> supporting<\/span> criminal<\/span> gangs<\/span> in<\/span> northern<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> and<\/span> blamed<\/span> gangsters<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> clashes<\/span> that<\/span> injured<\/span> 30<\/span> NATO<\/span> peacekeepers<\/span> and<\/span> 52<\/span> Serb<\/span> protesters.<\/span> claimed.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>She<\/span> said,<\/span> “President<\/span> Vucic<\/span> should<\/span> stop<\/span> supporting<\/span> Kosovar<\/span> criminal<\/span> gangs.<\/span> He<\/span> must<\/span> do<\/span> so<\/span> if<\/span> he<\/span> really<\/span> wants<\/span> peace.”<\/span> He<\/span> hasn’t<\/span> shown<\/span> it<\/span> yet,”<\/span> she<\/span> said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Serbia<\/span> denied<\/span> the<\/span> accusation.<\/span> Reaching<\/span> the<\/span> top<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> castle<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Moldovan<\/span> countryside,<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Vucic’s<\/span> rhetoric<\/span> was<\/span> less<\/span> forceful<\/span> than<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Osmani’s.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>But<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Kosovar<\/span> authorities<\/span> should<\/span> withdraw<\/span> “the<\/span> alleged<\/span> mayor”<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> north,<\/span> explaining<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Kosovar<\/span> police<\/span> special<\/span> forces<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> staying<\/span> there<\/span> illegally.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“Serbia<\/span> will<\/span> do<\/span> everything<\/span> in<\/span> its<\/span> power<\/span> to<\/span> defuse<\/span> the<\/span> situation,<\/span> which<\/span> means<\/span> convincing<\/span> the<\/span> Serbs<\/span> to<\/span> move<\/span> forward<\/span> calmly<\/span> and<\/span> peacefully,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> “They<\/span> are<\/span> very<\/span> determined,”<\/span> he<\/span> added.<\/span> “They<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> turn<\/span> their<\/span> backs<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> special<\/span> police<\/span> force.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ethnic<\/span> Serbs<\/span> in<\/span> northern<\/span> Kosovo<\/span> have<\/span> long<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> implementation<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> 2013<\/span> European<\/span> Union-brokered<\/span> agreement<\/span> to<\/span> establish<\/span> an<\/span> alliance<\/span> of<\/span> autonomous<\/span> communities<\/span> on<\/span> their<\/span> territory.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Osmani<\/span> and<\/span> Vucic<\/span> were<\/span> scheduled<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> separately<\/span> with<\/span> French<\/span> President<\/span> Emmanuel<\/span> Macron<\/span> and<\/span> German<\/span> Chancellor<\/span> Olaf<\/span> Scholz<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> sidelines<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Political<\/span> Community<\/span> summit,<\/span> which<\/span> was<\/span> formed<\/span> last<\/span> year<\/span> by<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 40<\/span> countries.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>However,<\/span> there<\/span> was<\/span> no<\/span> sign<\/span> of<\/span> Vucic<\/span> and<\/span> Osmani<\/span> meeting.<\/span> Vucic<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> didn’t<\/span> even<\/span> know<\/span> who<\/span> would<\/span> come<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> summit<\/span> from<\/span> Kosovo.<\/span> Kosovo’s<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Alvin<\/span> Kurti<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> driving<\/span> force<\/span> behind<\/span> the<\/span> operation<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> north,<\/span> which<\/span> drew<\/span> fierce<\/span> international<\/span> criticism,<\/span> especially<\/span> from<\/span> Kosovo’s<\/span> longtime<\/span> and<\/span> most<\/span> loyal<\/span> ally,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>However,<\/span> Osmani<\/span> attended<\/span> the<\/span> summit<\/span> on<\/span> behalf<\/span> of<\/span> Kosovo.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> crisis,<\/span> NATO<\/span> has<\/span> decided<\/span> to<\/span> send<\/span> an<\/span> additional<\/span> 700<\/span> peacekeepers<\/span> to<\/span> Kosovo,<\/span> and<\/span> alliance<\/span> Secretary<\/span> General<\/span> Jens<\/span> Stoltenberg<\/span> said<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span> send<\/span> more soldiers.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BURBOAKA, MOLDOVA(Reuters) – The presidents of Serbia and Kosovo said\u00a0they wanted to defuse the violent crisis in northern Kosovo, but showed little signs of backing down on their rival stances. Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Vjosa Osmani, who arrived in Moldova for a summit with more than 40 European leaders, looked at each other despite […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,26,276],"tags":[5747,602,5748,603,5749,5446,5750,5447,5751,5448,5752,5449,5753,5450,5451,5453,5455,5456,5458,5612,5745,5746],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ksv.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7468"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7492,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7468\/revisions\/7492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}