The Prime Minister of Kosovo announces an operation to clarify what happened
MADRID, 30 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, as well as the leadership of his government, have categorically denied this Saturday any connection with an attack on a strategic water supply canal in Kosovo, and have described what happened as a “false flag” operation. of the Kosovar authorities to “redouble their pressure” on the Serbian majority population in the north of the self-proclaimed republic.
“The baseless accusations against Serbia, made hastily and without any evidence, are deeply irresponsible and worrying. Such baseless claims aim to damage Serbia’s reputation, as well as undermine efforts to promote peace and stability in the region,” he said. Vucic denounced this Saturday in a statement on his Instagram account.
The president referred in these terms to the explosion that burst this past Friday one of the walls of the Ibar-Lepenac canal, near the city of Zubin Potok, which supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of residents in northern Kosovo and part of from the Kosovo capital, Pristina, as well as two thermal power plants. The Kosovo Government has made several arrests and announced the beginning of an investigation in this regard.
“These acts,” Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said last night, “are the work of terrorist organizations, with a high probability that they have the support of Belgrade, in an unsuccessful attempt to undermine a democracy that is strong and resilient. “.
This statement has provoked a furious response this Saturday from Vucic, who has targeted the Kosovar authorities for spreading lies about what happened. “Those who point out hastily and without evidence try to divert attention from their own knowledge or their possible involvement in the incident,” he said.
The Serbian Prime Minister, Milos Vucevic, has expressed himself in even more forceful terms to express the “fear that the Kosovo institutions will take advantage of the events (…) to exert more pressure and attack the Serbian community”, after denouncing ” raids” by the Kosovo Police in several Serb-majority towns around Zubin Potok.
NATO’s peacekeeping force in Kosovo, KFOR, has condemned the attack and begun providing “security support” after the incident: “It is important to clarify the facts related to that attack, as well as bring those responsible to justice “he said in a statement.