Serbian President Aleksander Vucic said last week that the Kosovo Security Force (FSK) cannot enter the north of the country without the permission of the mayors of these municipalities, but this does not stand. In a KFOR communiqué, it is stated that the deployment of the KSF in the north, according to the existing agreements, requires the prior consent of the mission commander (KFOR).

It is emphasized there that KFOR can engage with the legitimate representatives of the local community in the north of Kosovo, as part of this cooperation process...