Andjelkovic: Raid on post offices is a continuation of Kurti's terror with the tacit support of the Quint

Acting Director of Post of Serbia, Zoran Andjelkovic, stated that the raid by Kosovo police on post offices in all four municipalities in northern Kosovo is yet another in a series of pressures and a continuation of terror against the Serbian people in that territory by Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. He emphasizes that this has the tacit support of the Quint countries.

He points out that it was important for Kurti and "his regime" to intimidate Serbs in Kosovo Pomoravlje with new arrests yesterday, and today he is carrying this out in another part - in the north.

"As you know, since Albin Kurti came to head the so-called temporary Pristina institutions, he has been implementing terror against the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija (Kosovo and Metohija) using various methods, pressures, threats, and blackmail. Yesterday, it was early morning raids on homes in Kosovo Pomoravlje to intimidate people and arrest those who have lived there for 25 years since the NATO bombing. Now, they've decided those people committed war crimes. If they had, they wouldn't have lived there for 25 years. Today, that pressure is in another part of Kosovo and Metohija. Yesterday, it was important to intimidate people in Kosovo Pomoravlje, and today it’s in the north of Kosovo, raiding the Post of Serbia offices in all four municipalities with long guns and armed forces," Andjelkovic said to Kosovo Online.

He describes the action of the Kosovo police as completely unacceptable but adds that Pristina has the support of the international community and the Quint countries for such measures.

"It is a situation without any penalties, pressures, or rather, it all happens with the support of the Quint countries, which pander to Kurti's regime and allow him to commit violence against the Serbian people. This continues from individuals to institutions," Andjelkovic pointed out.

He believes that Kurti wants to "eradicate the trace of the Serbian population" in Kosovo and, therefore, all those institutions and organizations that serve them and make their lives more normal.

He reminded that the Post of Serbia has been experiencing operational problems since Pristina banned the use of dinars in Kosovo, forcing Serbs to come to central parts of Serbia to withdraw their earnings.

"We have organized in such a way that these people come to collect their pensions, for example, in Merdare at the post office. Initially, we organized for that post office to work two or three days; now, it operates all week, along with the exchange office. But people have to come to Merdare to withdraw salaries and exchange money to live in Kosovo," Andjelkovic notes.

He emphasizes that all decisions made by Kurti since he came to head the institutions in Pristina are made to make life more difficult for the Serbian people in Kosovo.

He assured that the Post of Serbia, along with the state's leadership, will do everything to protect employees and secure their incomes regardless of Pristina's decisions, and will continue to fight for the entire Serbian population in those areas.

"I spoke with the Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Petar Petkovic, and we are in communication with the director of the operational unit in Pristina, who is currently inspecting all post offices and is now in Leposavic. He has visited all the post offices where representatives of the so-called Pristina institutions have intervened. If they attempt to seize that property or seal those premises, we will operate differently," emphasized Andjelkovic.

Serbia, he said, must find a way to enable the Serbian people to function in Kosovo, and is working on considering all options and potential solutions for the new situation.

"It is certain that all 256 employees of the Serbian Post in the Kosovo area will receive their salaries. We will take care of the social policy for our employees and their families in the area of Kosovo and Metohija," confirmed Andjelkovic.

Regarding payments and disbursements, he reiterated that this has been a challenge for a long time due to the abolition of the dinar, adding that he is skeptical that the international community will react and protect the Serbian people this time either.

"We will write letters and complain to international institutions - that's true, but from my quarter-century of following the situation, there is nothing to expect from that help and from Brussels, but 'trust in yourself and your own strength,' and we as the Serbian Post will do everything to help our people in Kosovo and Metohija. Not only the employees but others as well, and we will seek solutions to ease their lives," concluded Andjelkovic.