Brnabic: Forced barricades removal would be an attack on women, children, and the elderly

The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, said today that she did not believe in a scenario in which the Kosovo police would forcibly remove barricades in northern Kosovo and that she did not know how to discuss the Franco-German proposal when the Brussels Agreement had not been implemented, Politika reports.

Speaking about the barricades in northern Kosovo, Brnabic pointed out that the Kosovo police should not even think of forcibly removing them because that would be an attack on women, children, elderly people, and educators who were there.

"I don't believe in such a scenario. There is enough sense on the part of international actors, primarily of KFOR," Prime Minister Brnabic said in a response to journalists' questions.

She pointed out the good cooperation with KFOR and that the seriousness was shown because they were still considering Serbia's request to return part of the forces to Kosovo, according to UN Resolution 1244.

"We are waiting for KFOR to make an announcement. Patiently. I believe they will say something", she said.

The prime minister also said that she did not know how to negotiate a new agreement for the solution of the Kosovo problem when the first Brussels Agreement from 2013 had not been implemented.

"We are waiting for the first Brussels agreement to be implemented. I don't know how to discuss the new Franco-German proposal when the Brussels proposal had not been implemented, and it was guaranteed by the EU," she said.

She assessed that the main question was who would implement the first agreement.

"We are always here for all conversations. And the question for the EU and the US is who will guarantee the implementation", she said. She reminded that Brussels, which was the guarantor, did not force Pristina to implement the Community of Serb-majority Municipalities.

She assessed that a certain kind of common sense was lacking in Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who published a new list that included the President of Serbia and some of his family members.

When asked about the work of EPS, Brnabic pointed out that the company never had professional management. She stated that at the time of the Serbian Progressive Party, investments were made in EPS and Serbia's energy sector.

"Anyone who blames us for not doing something, I would ask, what did you do? What did they do, those who are blaming that there was no professional management," she said.

She estimated that compared to the times of other managements, this was the golden age of investments for EPS and energetics.