The Serbian Ministry of Defense has reacted to the statement by the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, that the forces of the Serbian army have approached about 50 meters near the border on Saturday, saying that the “security authorities” have stopped the “smuggling of illegally cut wood”.

In a statement issued on October 13, the Serbian authorities accused Kurti of “continuing the disinformation campaign against the Serbian army and security forces.”

“In the post on social networks, members of the armed forces of Serbia are seen in the land security area performing regular tasks for securing the administrative line, in accordance with the military-technical agreements and all other agreements signed,” it was said in notification.

Among other things, it has been mentioned that military officials seen in the photographs have been preventing smuggling.

“The security authorities with their activities have stopped the illegal activities of transporting timber in the territory of Kosovo, in which case the timber thieves have fled to Kosovo”, it was said in the reaction.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said on Saturday night that Serbia has provoked again, “moving its troops about 50 meters close to the border line with Kosovo”, more precisely near the Municipality of Kamenica.

Sharing some photos on Facebook, Kurti said that the Serbian military troops left after noticing that the Kosovo authorities had recorded their actions.

“The Government of the Republic of Kosovo has made unprecedented investments in building and improving the capacities of intelligence, security and defense structures, which are ready to prevent any threat to the territorial integrity and sovereignty of our state”.