The EU and the member states are following the events and developments, especially in North Kosovo, very closely and with concern, but it is important to say on behalf of the EU that everyone involved in this needs to remain calm and any uncoordinated and unilateral actions which jeopardize the stability and security on the ground, which impede the freedom of movement of all citizens there, need to stop immediately," Stano told a briefing.
"A unilateral declaration of independence violates international law. We cannot be in favor of that recognition," Sanchez said. “It does not mean that we do not support a dialogue with Pristina for rapprochement with the EU. This is Spain's position," he added.
"Prudence and adherence to international law are… required. The adequate framework within Belgrade and Pristina to be able to discuss and resolve their differences is also required. Our country, as an honest interlocutor in the Balkans, will do its utmost to facilitate this process," Dendias told reporters during a visit to Vietnam.
"The Kosovo police temporarily closed the Yarine and Brnjak checkpoints due to the blockade the roads. We notify all compatriots and citizens on the way to use other checkpoints for movement, until new official information is published. If you have already left for (central) Serbia, then we ask you to enter through North Macedonia - Presevo checkpoint", the foreign ministry wrote on social media.
“This is a political decision. The people blocked the roads on their own initiative." "There is fear. All three roads [from the municipality] are blocked, we cannot get out either towards central Serbia or Kosovska Mitrovica, so now we are in a kind of a ghetto". When asked about how the Kosovar police behaved towards the Serbs, he responded: “Very badly. They just can't hide their hatred. There were fights, car tires were punctured, and shots were fired".
"Pristina's action was prepared for a long time. With a decisive diplomatic struggle by [Serbian President Aleksandar] Vucic and all of us, we turned heaven and earth to reach those who can influence [Pristina]. When you are on the verge, when you are thinking about whether there will be victims, what Vucic has experienced in the last 24 hours, how much he has done to keep the peace," Petar Petkovic, the head of the Serbian Office for Kosovo, said.
