Kosovo Sets Rules for Serbian Imports to Protests in Belgrade
- Imports’ destination must say ‘Republic of Kosovo’: Gazeta
- Serbia’s foreign minister says measure must be revoked: RTS
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Kosovo’s outgoing government set new conditions for imports from neighboring Serbia and Belgrade immediately rejected them as unacceptable, dashing hopes for the restoration of talks between the two Balkan foes, according to media reports from both countries.
The government of Albin Kurti, the caretaker premier, ruled that shipments from Serbia must be labeled with documents that clearly recognize Kosovo as a country, the Pristina-based Gazeta newspaper said on its website on Sunday, publishing a facsimile of the decision. Serbia, which has vowed never to recognize its former province as a separate nation, demanded the measure be annulled, Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in an interview with Belgrade-based state broadcaster RTS.