German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spoke today at the joint conference with Foreign Minister Igli Hasani and Commissioner Varhelyi about the attack in Banjska.
Baerbock has considered the attacks in the north of Kosovo to have been carried out by a group of terrorists. She said that Serbia's provocations by increasing the presence of military forces on the border, heated up the situation.
The German minister stressed that the key to resolving the conflict is in Belgrade and Pristina, adding that the two countries " have no other alternative but to engage in the implementation of the Ohrid agreement ".
"The provocations of the Serbian side through the increase of military forces have heated up the situation even more. We expect the Serbian government to advance the investigative processes and contribute to clarifying the circumstances of the event. The situation is so tense that the presence of KFOR has increased. we stay alert. The key to resolving the conflict is in Belgrade and Pristina. They have no other alternative but to engage in the implementation of the Ohrid agreement," said Baerbock.
Minister Baerbock stated that the future of the countries of the Western Balkans is in the EU and that the pace of membership should be accelerated.
"Their future is in Europe. They will find a way to Europe, we all have to speed up the pace of EU membership", she said.