Belgrade-based daily Vecernje Novosti today writes that it is no novelty that there is a strong will in Belgrade to protect its people in the event of escalation of violence in Kosovo, adding that the military top of Serbia regularly informed all previous KFOR commanders of their determination to ensure the security of their citizens.

Serbia is against the establishment of the so-called Kosovo army and has strong legal grounds for such stance, Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director, Marko Djuric told the SRNA news agency.

These grounds are based on the UN SC Resolution 1244 and Kumanovo Military-Technical Agreement.

He reminded that KFOR is the only army in Kosovo and theoretically, upon NATO approval, it can be the Army of Serbia.

Serbian Army Chief of Staff, General Ljubisa Dikovic met with the KFOR Commander Major General, Giovanni Fungo yesterday in the military barracks “Banjica 2,” KIM Radio reported.

The two military officials spoke about current security situation in Kosovo and along the administrative line.

The announcement on the Serbian Army webpage further said they also spoke about the realization of joint activities between the Army of Serbia and KFOR.

On the occasion of the UN Day, UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, who is paying a visit to the peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic, visited yesterday the Serbian military hospital in Bangui, Serbian media reported.

Commander of the Army of Serbia Contingent, Colonel Jadranko Jukic welcomed the UN SG Guterres.

The UNSG Gutteres, with his delegation visited patients in the military hospital and acknowledged the work of the Serbian medical team to care about the health of the UN Mission personnel in this country.