Official Belgrade’s view is that KFOR is the only armed force that can be present in Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday.
Dacic told public broadcaster RTS that the plans to form an armed force in Kosovo, which run counter to the UN Security Council Resolution 1244, will be discussed by President Aleksandar Vucic and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg next week.
Dacic also added there is some confusion about what the stand of the West is on military forces in Kosovo. “Nothing surprises us about the views of certain western circles but one thing is true and that is there is no document that allows the forming of Kosovo armed forces, this is counter to the Resolution 1244 which says that the only armed forces that can be present there is KFOR,” Dacic underlined.
He warned that the forming of Kosovo army would be a security threat to the entire region.
Dacic said that Belgrade’s position in the dialogue with Pristina is “significantly better than it was five or six years ago”. “We are an active player, not someone who is decided about against our will. Serbia has become a responsible and credible partner,” Dacic emphasized.
“Why should anyone speak up and make suggestions if the two sides agree a compromise,” he said.
Dacic opined he does not believe Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj would be arrested for the war crimes because “the western powers are keeping them in the game,” Serbian media reported.
