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Kosovo and Serbia exchange accusations in the UN Security Council!

Kosovo and Serbia exchange accusations in the UN Security Council!

The chief diplomats of Kosovo and Serbia exchanged accusations against each other's countries at the meeting of the United Nations Security Council, where late Tuesday the six-month report of the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on the UN mission in Kosovo was discussed.

Kosovo's acting Foreign Minister, Donika Gërvalla, said that Serbia "has not changed" and that it is continuing its efforts to destabilize Kosovo's democracy, "not only through rhetoric, but through concrete and violent actions that endanger peace and security in the region."

Serbia's Foreign Minister, Marko Djuric, complained that the situation of Serbs in Kosovo is "deteriorating" and "Serbs are paying the price".

Gërvalla again demanded that Serbia extradite Radoicic, against whom the Kosovar authorities have filed an indictment. Meanwhile, he stressed that he is unable to "list all the unilateral actions by the government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti".

"In recent months, Pristina has escalated its campaign to systematically dismantle Serbian institutions throughout 'Kosovo and Metoh'. These are not symbolic gestures, they have direct consequences for people. Salaries, pensions and social assistance for thousands of Serbian families have been cut off. The means of survival for many of our compatriots have been put at risk," he concluded

Kosovo authorities have shut down most of the institutions operating within the Serbian system over the past year, arguing that their work is illegal, but official Belgrade has continued to give them salaries.

Members of the Serb community in Kosovo receive various revenues from the Serbian budget, such as salaries, pensions, social assistance, allowances for children, parents, and the like.

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