United States Ambassador Jeffery Hovenier, underscored the need for restraint in a statement addressing the troubling developments in Kosovo.
“These actions are unnecessarily raising ethnic tensions and as a consequence limit the options of the United States to serve as an effective advocate for Kosovo in the international arena,” he stated, echoing the stance articulated by the State Department earlier this week.
“We are also concerned by Kosovo Police actions today to seize Serbian Dinar and the vehicle transporting it to distribute social benefit payments from Serbia. We look to the authorities of Kosovo to ensure that the individuals for whom these social benefit payments were intended receive them without delay,” he added.
Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, declared that Serbia would initiate the procedure for convening an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council. He emphasized that the situation has reached a critical juncture due to the violence perpetrated against Serbs in Kosovo by Albin Kurti’s forces.
