Kurti is responsible for bloodshed in northern Kosovo! Djuric: My sincere condolences to families of victims

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Serbian Ambassador to the US Marko Djuric says that Prime Minister of the Provisional Pristina Institutions Albin Kurti is responsible for Sunday's bloodshed in the north of Kosovo and Metohija.

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In a post on the X network, Djuric wrote that Serbia unequivocally condemns the violence in which at least four Serbs (according to Djuric's post, at least two by sniper fire) and one Albanian were killed, and called on the international community to take immediate action.

"My sincere condolences to the victims’ families and everyone affected by this tragedy. Bloodshed in the North of Kosovo is a tragedy that could and should have been prevented. Albin Kurti's irresponsible policies have set the stage for today's tragedy. Kurti's regime has 1) deployed his mono-ethnic special forces in the north of Kosovo outside any existing agreement, and ordered them to engage in a reign of terror; 2) publicly renounced the dialogue and its results; 3) forced the Serbs out of Kosovo police and other institutions by continuously violating their rights and existing agreements; 4) forcefully installed illegitimate mayors in all Northern municipalities against the will of the local population; 5) Kurti's regime and his extremists have engaged in more than 61 illegal raids into Serb majority areas, caused or perpetrated 51 ethnically motivated incidents and conducted 22 major escalatory moves," stated Djuric.

He recalled that over the past six months seven Serb civilians have been shot by Kurti's forces, including children.

Albin Kurti bears responsibility for today’s bloodshed in the North of Kosovo. Serbia unequivocally condemns the violence in which at least four Serbs and one Kosovo Albanian were murdered (at least two Serbs were murdered by sniper fire) and calls for urgent action by the…— Марко Ђурић (@markodjuric) September 24, 2023

"While there can be no justification for violence by any side, it should be perfectly clear who bears the responsibility. Kurti's bloody circus in the north of Kosovo should be stopped immediately before more innocent lives are lost.

At this point it is essential for the international community to take urgent action and deprive Kurti of the means to cause instability," Djuric concluded.

(Telegraf.rs)