After the events in the north of the country.. Kosovo opens the door for candidacy to appoint new officers after the resignation of about 500 Serbian policemen

The Kosovo police announced the opening of the door for candidacy to appoint new officers in the north of the country after about 500 police from the Serb minority submitted their resignations last November, in protest against the government’s decision at the time to change Serbian car plates, stressing that anyone has the right to apply for these jobs regardless of his background. ethnic.

This announcement comes just days after the return of calm to the region after weeks of tension in which elements of the Serb minority set up roadblocks, while Kosovo closed some of its crossings with neighboring Serbia.

And the NATO peacekeeping force "NATO" in Kosovo announced that it is currently working to remove the last remaining barriers in the north of the country.

Commenting on the recent events, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that his country wanted to save peace in Kosovo and succeeded in that with difficulty, noting that Belgrade "did not provoke anyone," but some see it as a provocation for the Serb people in Kosovo as its citizens.

"We will always demand respect for all the agreements we have signed, and we will not evade any of the agreements that bear our signature," he added.

It is noteworthy that groups from the Serb minority in northern Kosovo began, on December 10, setting up roadblocks with trucks to protest against the arrest by the Pristina authorities of Serbian policeman Diane Pantik, on suspicion of committing "terrorist acts", which escalated tensions between Belgrade and Pristina.

A joint US-European statement called on Kosovo and Serbia to strengthen what it called an environment conducive to reconciliation, in addition to calling on all parties to exercise restraint, take immediate measures to calm the situation, and refrain from any provocations or threats.

International calls and discussions to defuse tension were repeated after the Serbian president ordered the army to be put on high alert, in light of news of Pristina's intention to launch an attack on the northern regions where the Serb minority is demonstrating, while Russia announced its support for Serbia.

Kosovo - whose majority population is Albanian - seceded from Serbia in 1999 and declared its independence in 2008, but Belgrade still considers it part of its territory and supports the Serb minority in it.