Serbian prosecutors on Friday began legal proceedings against three Kosovar police officers arrested near the two nations' border, leaving pleas by the international community unheeded.
and other Western countries on both Kosovo and Belgrade to"take immediate steps to deescalate tensions."
Serbian prosecutors said Friday that the three Kosovo Albanian officers were suspected of illegal possession of"arms and explosive materials" and ordered them formally detained, Serbia’s state RTS broadcaster said. In a statement Friday, the NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo, or KFOR, said that"based on available input, it remains unclear where the Kosovo Police officers were at the time of the arrest."
"We call on the parties to adhere to these agreements and procedures to cooperate with KFOR," the statement said."We urge both parties to refrain from provocative rhetoric and to avoid any unilateral act that could escalate the tension in the area."The latest incident further raised tensions between Serbia and its former province.
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