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KFOR says biggest threat to region is some leaders' rhetoric
Kosovo Force comments on tensions after arrest of Serbian police
29 May, 14:10
(ANSAmed) - BELGRADE, MAY 29 - Vincenzo Grasso, spokesperson
for NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR), said the biggest threat to peace
and stability in Kosovo and the region is the "rhetoric of
single leaders".
Grasso was referring to tensions on Tuesday following a police operation in Kosovo's north, which brought the arrest of various Serbian police accused of corruption by authorities in Kosovo's capital city of Pristina.
Speaking to Belgrade-based private broadcaster Prva, Grasso said KFOR followed the operation, which wasn't part of its mandate.
He said KFOR doesn't get involved if the Kosovar police don't specifically ask for its assistance, except in very serious situations that constitute a threat to general security in the region.
He said the operation on Tuesday remained under control.
"We had an exchange of information and we were in contact with the institutions in Kosovo, also with the Serbian authorities, and everyone was informed on what was happening," Grasso said.
"Everyone was informed before the operation, and therefore there were no surprises," he said.
"The biggest threat to peace and stability in Kosovo and the region is the rhetoric usate by certain leaders," he said.(ANSAmed).
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Grasso was referring to tensions on Tuesday following a police operation in Kosovo's north, which brought the arrest of various Serbian police accused of corruption by authorities in Kosovo's capital city of Pristina.
Speaking to Belgrade-based private broadcaster Prva, Grasso said KFOR followed the operation, which wasn't part of its mandate.
He said KFOR doesn't get involved if the Kosovar police don't specifically ask for its assistance, except in very serious situations that constitute a threat to general security in the region.
He said the operation on Tuesday remained under control.
"We had an exchange of information and we were in contact with the institutions in Kosovo, also with the Serbian authorities, and everyone was informed on what was happening," Grasso said.
"Everyone was informed before the operation, and therefore there were no surprises," he said.
"The biggest threat to peace and stability in Kosovo and the region is the rhetoric usate by certain leaders," he said.(ANSAmed).
