{"id":46302,"date":"2023-01-03T17:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=46302"},"modified":"2023-01-03T17:46:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T16:46:32","slug":"germany-welcomes-the-de-escalation-of-tensions-in-the-north-of-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/germany-welcomes-the-de-escalation-of-tensions-in-the-north-of-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany welcomes the de-escalation of tensions in the north of Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Germany has welcomed the new developments in the Western Balkans as tensions ease between Serbia and Kosovo, but they declined to comment on Kosovo&#8217;s request for more NATO peacekeepers in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> &#8220;This is a good sign, that the two sides have come closer to each other and that the Serbian minority in the north of Kosovo has removed the barricades,&#8221; said the government&#8217;s deputy spokesperson, Christiane Hoffmann in Berlin. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">She was referring to the barricades of Serbian militants erected in recent weeks in dozens of locations in the north of Kosovo, blocking the access roads to two border points with Serbia, writes KosovaPress. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">For its part, the government of Kosovo reopened the largest border point with Serbia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;The priority now is that the dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo continues to be supported. The German government is doing this very actively,&#8221; said Hoffmann.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> Germany also reaffirmed its support for the European Union&#8217;s mediation efforts. However, neither the government nor the Foreign Ministry have commented on the request of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, to strengthen NATO&#8217;s presence in Kosovo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> &#8220;A significant increase in NATO soldiers and military equipment in our country would improve security and peace in Kosovo and the entire Western Balkan region,&#8221; Kurti told the German newspaper &#8220;Die Welt.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Translation\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The NATO-led defense force, KFOR, has been tasked with ensuring security throughout Kosovo since 1999. 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