The unannounced visit of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, to the Serb-majority municipalities in the north of the country - North Mitrovica, Leposaviq, Zvecan and Zubin Potok has revolted the Serbs.
The purpose, as he said, was to talk with local leaders to improve relations with citizens, regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation. Kurti said that during his stay in the north, he also visited the area in Banjska "where he was ambushed" Afrim Bunjaku, the police sergeant of killed in that attack.
Kurti's visit to the northern municipalities was first reported by Lista Serbe, the largest party of Serbs in Kosovo, which enjoys the support of Belgrade. In a statement, she said that the purpose of the visit was "to destabilize the situation on the ground and cause tensions".
"It is more than clear that with his arrival, he wanted to provoke the reaction of the Serbian people and present himself as a victim in order to gain some political points or votes for the next elections".
But the Prime Minister of Kosovo emphasized that "tendencies for the destabilization of Kosovo come from the other side", referring to Serbia. Also, the director of the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia, Petar Petkovic, accused Kurti of aiming to incite new tensions in the north of Kosovo just one day before the continuation of the dialogue in Brussels.
"Kurti has nothing to look for in the north of 'Kosovo and Metohija', where he is not welcome. Kurti's action caused revolt and indignation among the Serbs who see him as an invader who mistreats them every day."
During his visit to the north of Kosovo, Kurti also placed flowers on the memorial plaque of the former police officer of Kosovo, Enver Zymberi, in Zubin Potok, where he was killed in 2011, by still unidentified persons.
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