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Defense Minister: Serbia has prepared an adequate response to the militarization of Kosovo

12/9/2023, 5:57:27 PM

Highlights: Defense Minister: Serbia has prepared an adequate response to the militarization of Kosovo. Milos Vučević stressed that Belgrade is concerned about the continued equipping of the Kosovo army with weapons. Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that Western countries allegedly began to realize the reluctance of Kosovo authorities to normalize relations with Belgrade. The Kosovo Security Forces will become the Kosovo Armed Forces by 2026, according to the plan, the defense minister said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The head of the Ministry of Defense of Serbia, Milos Vučević, said that the Serbian army has prepared an adequate response to the militarization of the partially recognized republic of Kosovo.

He spoke about this in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Vučević stressed that Belgrade is concerned about the continued equipping of the Kosovo army with weapons.

"There is a clear plan, which they do not hide, according to which the Kosovo Security Forces will become the Kosovo Armed Forces by 2026, which contradicts even what they call their constitution," he said.

As the minister emphasized, Serbia can respond to these actions of the Kosovo authorities in several possible ways: diplomatic, political, as well as with the help of an "adequate response" of the Serbian army.

Earlier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that Western countries allegedly began to realize the reluctance of the Kosovo authorities to normalize relations with Belgrade.