The Serbian government has appointed Ljubomir Maric as assistant director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Tanjug learned from this Office.

Maric will deal with issues related to the establishment of the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo, and with coordination of local self-governments in Kosovo.

In the past, Maric, representing the Serb List, served as minister of local self-government in interim institutions in Pristina. He was sacked by Kosovo PM Isa Mustafa in December 2016.

Maric was also the coordinator of a steering team set up to establish the ZSO.