Stano: Belgrade and Pristina to urgently work on the return of Serbs to the institutions

The lead spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Peter Stano, today called on Belgrade and Pristina to work by the binding agreements on dialogue, as well as on the urgent return of Kosovo Serbs to all Pristina institutions, RTS reports.

In response to the appointment of Nenad Rasic as the Minister for Communities and Returns Stano said for Tanjug that it was vital that Pristina respected all the necessary steps when appointing ministers who represented the minority community.

"It is of vital importance that all ministerial appointments are in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo, and in this particular case we call on Kosovo to ensure that all necessary procedural steps are followed when appointing ministers who represent the minority community," Stano told Tanjug.

On behalf of the European Union, Stano called on both parties to work in accordance with binding dialogue agreements.

"We call on both sides to work urgently on the return of Kosovo Serbs to all Kosovo institutions, in accordance with the binding agreements on dialogue, and all interested parties to refrain from any action that would lead to an increase in tensions in the already fragile security situation," Stano emphasized.