NATO on alert for the north of Kosovo, the American admiral: Banjska risks repeating itself

2024-10-12 14:53:03 / KOSOVA ALFA PRESS

NATO on alert for the north of Kosovo, the American admiral: Banjska risks

Ongoing ethnic tensions in the north of Kosovo could cause a repeat of the violence in the area just like last year, when four people died as a result of a Serb terrorist attack in Banjska. The warning was given by the Commander of Naples and Admiral of the United States Navy, Stuart Munsch, in a reaction to the Reuters News Agency.

" But we are in close and transparent communication with all government security forces in the region, and we understand the circumstances well and are constantly working to resolve disputes and prevent the emergence of tensions. There is concern that heated political rhetoric may inspire some non-governmental forces to commit violence like what happened last year in May and September ," said Stuart Munsch, Commander of the Naples and Admiral of the United States Navy.

About 50,000 Serbs in northern Kosovo reject the Pristina government and see Belgrade as their capital. US Navy Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, commander of the Allied Joint Forces Command in Naples - which oversees NATO's peacekeeping force in Kosovo - said the alliance remains concerned about the risk of renewed violence in the north. unstable.

" As you've seen elsewhere in the world, a small number of people can create an atrocity, so the danger has never completely disappeared. I wouldn't say that conflict is finally coming. I think there is a constant danger because of the lack of cooperation in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue facilitated by the European Union ".

Stuart Munsch, Commander of Naples and Admiral of the United States Navy The US and the European Union, Kosovo's main global allies, have criticized the Pristina government for taking unilateral actions in the north that could fuel ethnic violence and endanger the lives of around 4,000 NATO troops on duty there. Kosovo rejects such criticism and this issue has strained Pristina's ties with its Western supporters.

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