Drecun: Elections are not way out of crisis in Kosovo, since there is still no ZSO

Photo: Tanjug/Dragan Kujundzic

President of the Serbian National Assembly's Committee on Kosovo and Metohija Milovan Drecun stressed that activities of the political West are present when it comes to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, but that there are no positive developments since Pristina refuses to return the situation in the north of Kosovo and Metohija to the state before the elections there, and before the Serbs left the institutions.

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"Whenever there is room for manipulation, Pristina uses it, especially the prime minister of provisional institutions of Pristina, Albin Kurti," Drecun told Tanjug.

He pointed out that provisional institutions in Pristina are using the vacations of EU bureaucrats to implement their tactical ideas and are showing no willingness to do what the EU asks of them in order to calm the situation.

"The way out is not only in holding (new) elections, since there is still no Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO)," said Drecun.

He stressed that the Serbs who have been arrested have not yet been released, nor have members of (Pristina's) para-police units withdrawn from the north of Kosovo and Metohija.

"The situation in the north cannot be calmed as long there is the terror that Kurti implements through the mechanism of force. We see preparations so that members of so-called Kosovo army may appear in the north at any moment," he stressed.

Drecun added that Kurti has made unilateral steps on the ground and that this is his tactic.

"The fake state of Kosovo has the support of the US at the political level. The goals of Kurti and the Washington administration do not differ when it comes to Kosovo. The positions are the same. Kosovo as a state, and Belgrade should recognize that fake state, and it should join NATO and UN," Drecun said.

However, he pointed out that small steps by the US, which are reflected in the recent visit of Serb List representatives to Washington, can bring benefits, stating that it is good for people who participate in political decision-making to hear about the facts that the Serb side always presents.

"Small steps by the US can be of essential importance for the survival and normal life of the Serb people, as well as for preservation of peace in Kosovo and Metohija. The US has a principle of striving to preserve multi-ethicity in territories where there is multi-ethnic population. They can help preserve the position of the Serb people, and how willing they are to do that will depend on their assessment of whether they will be able to bring the fake state of Kosovo closer to the final goal," Drecun said.

He added that the US will not have any understanding for the position of the Serb people if that threatens the key goals related to the membership of so-called Kosovo in the EU and NATO.

According to Drecun, Kurti has greatly strengthened his position based on his hatred of the Serbs, and the story of the north has fed his political power, so instead of falling, he has strengthened at this moment.

"The Americans are in a hurry to bring the EU draft agreement to an end. They are sending a message to Kurti that if there is a de-escalation of the conflict in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, they will put full pressure on Belgrade in order to implement what they consider to be an agreement, so that Belgrade would recognize the fake state, and enable it to become a member of the UN," said Drecun.

He also added that the Americans are working in favor of the fake state of Kosovo, but that Kurti is hindering them in realizing their goal.

"If the situation in the north of Kosovo were to stabilize, full pressure would immediately shift to Belgrade," concluded Drecun.

(Telegraf.rs)