Serbian Defense Minister calls for stop to violence against Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija

Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic called on the International NATO mission in Kosovo and Metohija (KFOR) to stop the violence and terror against Serbs in the region.

"I call on the KFOR to stop the violence and terror against Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija and urgently react to the dangerous threats made by [Prime Minister of the partially recognized Kosovo] Albin Kurti, who has no respect either for human rights, or existing European values," Vucevic said in a written statement published Tuesday.

"Serbia will not allow a new Operation Storm," the Minister said, referring to the operation that resulted in Serbs being expelled from Croatia, "or a new pogrom like in March 2004, because Serbia is a part of a civilized world, a driver of peace and stability."

Previously, Kurti opined in an interview for the Guardian that the removal of barricades in the northern part of the region "may cause casualties" and "the sooner it is completed, the better."