Serbian Politician Banned from Entering Kosovo

Djuric told Serbian public service broadcaster RTS that Kosovo police said they were ordered by Pristina authorities not to allow him to enter Kosovo on Tuesday.

“This will cause consequences, but it will not affect the normal functioning of Serbian institutions. I am afraid [this ban] is a bad signal when it comes to the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina,” he said.

According to Djuric, the ban violates the Brussels Agreement on normalizing relations between Belgrade and Pristina and his own freedom of movement.

Kosovo police gave a different reason for their action.

"Marko Djuric was not allowed to enter the territory of Kosovo because he did not have a permit from the Ministry of the Interior,” Baki Kelani, a spokesperson for Kosovo police, told BIRN.

Last week, Kosovo authorities also banned Dejan Pavicevic, Belgrade’s liaison officer in Pristina, from entering Kosovo for the same reason.