04:00Serbia: President Vucic promises Kosovo Serbs to 'win fight' as border tensions escalate
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with representatives of Kosovo Serbs in the border town of Raska on Wednesday to discuss the border crisis after clashes broke out between Kosovo police and Serbs living in northern Kosovo.
At the meeting were present representatives of the Serbian army, as well as Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin. Representatives of Kosovo Serbs as well as dozens of local Kosovo Serbs addressed the President and appealed for help.
"If we have to start the fight in order to protect the lives of our children and their survival in Kosovo and Metohija, not just that we will protect our children, but I promise you, for the first time, that we are going to win that fight for sure," said Vucic.
On his way to Raska, President Vucic visited the town of Kraljevo, where he inspected the Serbian forces of the special police unit Gandarmery, which is responsible for guarding the so-called "Ground Security Zone" along the administrative line with Kosovo.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Kosovo police unit ROSU clashed with ethnic Serbs during a police raid searching for smuggled goods in the city of Mitrovica.
The clashes follow a recent conflict at the Kosovo-Serbian border over a vehicle license plate row. The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) was deployed to deescalate the dispute.
04:00Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with representatives of Kosovo Serbs in the border town of Raska on Wednesday to discuss the border crisis after clashes broke out between Kosovo police and Serbs living in northern Kosovo.
At the meeting were present representatives of the Serbian army, as well as Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin. Representatives of Kosovo Serbs as well as dozens of local Kosovo Serbs addressed the President and appealed for help.
"If we have to start the fight in order to protect the lives of our children and their survival in Kosovo and Metohija, not just that we will protect our children, but I promise you, for the first time, that we are going to win that fight for sure," said Vucic.
On his way to Raska, President Vucic visited the town of Kraljevo, where he inspected the Serbian forces of the special police unit Gandarmery, which is responsible for guarding the so-called "Ground Security Zone" along the administrative line with Kosovo.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Kosovo police unit ROSU clashed with ethnic Serbs during a police raid searching for smuggled goods in the city of Mitrovica.
The clashes follow a recent conflict at the Kosovo-Serbian border over a vehicle license plate row. The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) was deployed to deescalate the dispute.