Serbian politician from the north of Kosovo, Aleksandër Arsenijević, placed the flags of the communities living in Kosovo in front of the Kosovo government building, including the flag of Serbia.

A few minutes later they were removed by security and other members of the executive.

Arsinijevic first tried to place the flags inside the fences of the government yard, but the police did not allow it and he placed them a few meters away.

“In the midst of the crisis and inter-ethnic tensions in Kosovo, I wanted to show that, since all central institutions have the Albanian flag, I wanted it to be understood that we live here – because my grandfather, my great-grandfather were born in Kosovo, whoever was born here and lives in Kosovo – we have the right to display our symbols”, said Arsenijević.

“Kosovo belongs to all of us, the communities that are recognized in the Constitution, that is, the Serbs, the Gorans, the Ashkali Roma, the Egyptians, we are all equal before. I referred to the Constitution and its articles and I don’t want to incite hatred”, added Arsenijević, who leads the Civic Initiative “Serbian Survival”.