Kosovo Minister for Communities and Return Dalibor Jevtic conveyed concerns to the Ambassador of the OSCE in Kosovo, Jean-Claude Schlumberger, over the recent incidents in returnee communities in Kosovo, especially those in Gorazdevac, Srbobran, Berkovo and the last one in the village of Donji Petric in Klina/Kline municipality. "If we want to move forward towards a better future and coexistence, we need to prevent incidents because only in this way Kosovo can be a safe place for all, regardless of any affiliation.

The arrest of armed Islamists in front of the monastery of Visoki Decani and the armed attack on returnees in the village of Berkovo in Klina municipality indicate that the security situation in Kosovo is quite unstable, said Kosovo Minister for Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic, today.

Unknown assailants attacked Serb returnees in the village of Berkovo in the municipality of Klina/Kline on Saturday evening, using automatic weapons. Fortunately, no one was injured in the attack, although two houses were damaged, declared the Serbian Government Office for Kosovo.

House of a priest in the village of Osojane in Istok/Istog municipality in Kosovo was looted during the weekend.

Minister of Communities and Returns in the Kosovo government Dalibor Jevtic told Tanjug that this attack and robbery of the house in Osojane, returnees' village,  is worrying.

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic promised to the returnees in the village of Siga near Pec that Kosovo Government will rebuild two recently burnt houses. "We will rebuild the burned houses, by which will be sent a message to the perpetrators and to those who supposed to find the perpetrators, that rebuilding of the houses will be paid from the Kosovo budget," said Stojanovic, who with the Minister for the return Dalibor Jevtic and liaison officer between Belgrade and Pristina, Dejan Pavicevic visited returnees in Siga village.

Deputy Director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Dusan Kozarev presented on Wednesday in Gracanica, contracts for 50 aid packages to returnee farmers in the municipalities of Pec/Peja, Istok/Istog, Klina/Klline, Urosevac/Ferizaj and Gora.

The aid packages in the form of agricultural machinery, provided by the Office for KiM though public procurement totalling around RSD 10 million, is a co-funded project under IPA 2012, a broader project worth EUR 2.4 million.