The dust that rose in Serbia's parliament about the adoption of the agreement with NATO has not yet settled. In light of the pre-election quarrels, the question of all questions, “can and will NATO protect the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija?”, remains unanswered, writes Sputnik. Orhan Dragas, the Director of the International Center for Security, told Sputnik that the agreement must encourage the Serbs in Kosovo, adding that they want to believe that the agreement will guarantee the Serbs a better life than they have had so far, when it comes to safety.

For Ljubodrag Stojadinovic, a military-political commentator, the issue of protection of Serbs in the province is a hypothetical question, because their position depends on other circumstances, primarily on the position of Serbia towards Kosovo and Kosovo leadership's relationship with the Serbs in the province. “In 2006, the government of Vojislav Kostunica signed some kind of agreement that has now been ratified only in the Serbian parliament. It is a permit for NATO to use some of our resources, to travel freely through Serbia, for members of NATO to have diplomatic immunity and to not have to report before the Serbian courts, even if they commit certain crimes. If the Serbs were to be endangered, the Government of Serbia can hypothetically invite NATO troops to pass through Serbia and protect them, but this is a long shot. I do not believe that the agreement can guarantee greater security to Serbs in Kosovo,” says Stojadinovic.