Kurti talks with American officials: Committed to calming the situation in the north

Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti had a telephone conversation with the Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States of America, Jonathan Finer, as well as with Senators Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen and Pete Ricketts.
According to the government announcement, during the conversation with Finer, Kurti said that he is committed to work together with the United States, as a strategic partner and ally of Kosova in the liberation and development of Kosova for the de-escalation of the situation in the north of the country.
“The Prime Minister emphasized that it is important that the crime be punished and punished, and in addition to the punishment of the attacks on the KFOR soldiers, the attack on the Kosova Police and the media should also be punished,” the communiqué states.
Kurti – the communique continues – said that it is important that violent mobs and criminal groups directed and controlled by Serbia leave the vicinity of municipal facilities and that the violence stops, so that the situation calms down.
He added that the facilities of the Municipalities are the property of the republic and they cannot be taken by force. He recalled that we had an electoral and democratic process accepted by the international community, including the 5 countries of QUINT.
While, with the senators, Kurti also talked about the situation in the country and the developments after the elections in the four municipalities in the north of Kosova. The Prime Minister emphasized that we had an election process recognized by the international community and that it is important that the elected presidents can work in their workplaces.
“The violent crowd contributed to the escalation of the situation on Monday, where the Kosovo Police was attacked, KFOR soldiers and journalists were injured. “Armed and violent people, members of criminal groups led by Serbia, who are interested in destabilization,” said the communique.
The Prime Minister is said to have assured the senators that he is fully committed to calming the situation and that the way forward is to respect the constitutional and legal processes, dialogue and the full and unconditional implementation of the Basic Agreement reached in Brussels and its annex in Ohrid. /KodsovaPress/




