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The Serbian Ministry of Defense has reacted after the statement of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, who said that the forces of the Serbian army have approached about 50 meters near the border line of Kosovo.
In response, it is said that the "security authorities" have prevented the "illegal cutting of trees". Vucic has denied the accusations as he has stated that Kurti is conducting a disinformation campaign against the Serbian army and forces.
"In the post on social networks, members of the armed forces of Serbia are seen in the land security area performing regular tasks for securing the administrative line, in accordance with the military-technical agreements and all other signed agreements," the announcement states . of the Serbian Ministry of Defense.
"The security authorities with their activities have stopped the illegal activities of transporting timber in the territory of Kosovo", the announcement continues.
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, gave the alarm yesterday evening that Serbia has provoked again by moving its troops about 50 meters close to the border line with Kosovo, more specifically near the Municipality of Kamenica.
Kurti emphasizes that Vucic's goal is to incite tensions. He published some photos on Facebook, as he stated that the Serbian military troops left after they noticed that the Kosovo authorities filmed them.
"The Government of the Republic of Kosovo has made unprecedented investments in building and improving the capacities of intelligence, security and defense structures, which are ready to prevent any threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our state," Kurti also writes.
Kosovo and Serbia share a long border line of about 350 kilometers. Over 60% of this line includes municipalities in the north of Kosovo, inhabited by a majority of Serbs. A good part is an area of difficult, uninhabitable terrain. The two countries reached an agreement on integrated border management in December 2011.
For Kosovo, the border line is a border, for Serbia it is an administrative line. The NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR, is responsible for the security of Kosovo's borders with Serbia, while the Kosovo Police is responsible for the rest of the border line.
However, according to a 2014 decision of the KFOR commander at that time, the Police can patrol the Kosovo-Serbia border line up to 1 kilometer close to the dividing line.
Currently, KFOR has over 4,400 military troops in Kosovo. NATO has increased its presence in Kosovo during 2023, after the increase in tensions in the north inhabited by a Serbian majority.
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