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Cooperation with EULEX to increase security in northern Kosovo-Metohija
Belgrade,
29 November 2010
Deputy Director of Police at the Interior Ministry Branislav Mitrovic said today that the ministry in cooperation with EULEX in Kosovo-Metohija is trying to provide more security for Serbs in northern Kosovo-Metohija.
Presenting a report on the security situation in the province at a session of the parliament’s Committee for Kosovo-Metohija, he recalled that cooperation with EULEX is necessary because the Serbian Interior Ministry has operational presence in the province.
This cooperation with representatives of EULEX is very useful because of information sharing.
The Deputy Director of Police pointed out that there are still pressures on the Serbs in the province manifested in attacks on personal and property security, the destruction of property and denial of telecommunication links.
Mitrovic maintained that organised crime exists in Kosovo-Metohija noting that a special problem is the border with Albania, which is almost completely open.
Also present in Kosovo-Metohija is the production and distribution of drugs and illegal trade from Africa and Asia to EU countries, he noted, reiterating that organised crime is not present in northern Kosovo-Metohija, where Serbs are the majority population, but only in the southern parts of the province.
Mitrovic affirmed he also informed EULEX officials about this, so as to prevent the arrival of special mono-ethnic units to the north of Kosovo-Metohija, which could cause instability and anxiety among the Serbian population.
Mitrovic specified that the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) now numbers about 700 Serbs, adding that this number should be increased so that they could legally be able to protect their fellow citizens.
This cooperation with representatives of EULEX is very useful because of information sharing.
The Deputy Director of Police pointed out that there are still pressures on the Serbs in the province manifested in attacks on personal and property security, the destruction of property and denial of telecommunication links.
Mitrovic maintained that organised crime exists in Kosovo-Metohija noting that a special problem is the border with Albania, which is almost completely open.
Also present in Kosovo-Metohija is the production and distribution of drugs and illegal trade from Africa and Asia to EU countries, he noted, reiterating that organised crime is not present in northern Kosovo-Metohija, where Serbs are the majority population, but only in the southern parts of the province.
Mitrovic affirmed he also informed EULEX officials about this, so as to prevent the arrival of special mono-ethnic units to the north of Kosovo-Metohija, which could cause instability and anxiety among the Serbian population.
Mitrovic specified that the Kosovo Police Service (KPS) now numbers about 700 Serbs, adding that this number should be increased so that they could legally be able to protect their fellow citizens.
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