KFOR has confirmed that Pri\u0161tina requested authorization for the so-called Kosovo Security Forces to enter northern Kosovo, or for “potential” deployment in the “affected area” after the explosion that damaged the Ibar-Lepenac canal, but that request was rejected. The presence of the so-called Kosovo police has been increased in northern Kosovo and Metohija.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In response to a query from the Kossev portal regarding a statement by Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 that Pri\u0161tina had requested the deployment of the so-called Kosovo Security Forces in northern Kosovo, or whether they had received a request from Pri\u0161tina to send the KSF to the north, KFOR responded affirmatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In accordance with the 2013 obligation signed between the institutions in Kosovo and NATO, the institutions in Kosovo requested authorization from the KFOR commander for the potential deployment of KBS units in the affected area in northern Kosovo. The KFOR commander did not grant such authorization, based on his security assessment and the actions already taken by KFOR,” the response stated, according to the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The response also refers to yesterday’s statements by the mission that KFOR had deployed units to secure the area in Zubin Potok where the Ibar-Lepenac canal was damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It adds that the KFOR commander remains in contact with all his colleagues, including representatives of the provisional Pri\u0161tina institutions and security organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n