PRAGUE. Open for the possibility of holding repeat elections by four Kosovo Serb municipalitieswhere riots have broken out in recent days, her government Pristinathrough the Minister of Foreign Affairs Donica Gerval-Schwartz.

Serbian residents of four municipalities are protesting against the appointment of Albanian mayors, who were elected by 3.5% of those registered due to the absence of the Serbian majority in the municipal elections. The Minister stressed, however, that an end to the violence is the first condition for accepting the proposal for a repeat election. “Yes, we are open for re-elections in four municipalities, but we need a direct commitment from Serbia that it will stop threatening Serbian residents of Kosovo so that they do not go to the polls,” the Kosovo minister said during a press conference she gave during the official visit to the Czech Republic.

Last week, a White House official spoke with the Prime Minister of Kosovo. Albin Kurti and Serbian President Alexander Vucicin which he called on Serbia to withdraw its armed forces from the border with Kosovo.

At the same time, Ankara announced its intention to send representatives of the Turkish special forces to Kosovo, in response to NATO’s request for Turkey’s participation in the peacekeeping forces of the Alliance – KFOR. In a statement Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry called for restraint among the warring parties in the former Serbian province, saying the dangerous crisis could only be resolved through constructive dialogue.

On Saturday, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, stressed that “calm must be restored immediately. The European Union condemns acts of violence against civilians, KFOR troops, members of the security forces and journalists in northern Kosovo. The violence could have been avoided and should not be repeated in the future.”

Turkish commandos in northern Kosovo as reinforcements for NATO KFOR.

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have jointly put forward a proposal to hold repeat elections in northern Kosovo in Pristina as part of the summit of European leaders in Moldova. On Saturday, EE announced its readiness to take “strong action”, warning that “failure to reduce tensions will lead to an unfavorable development”. The Brussels statement emphasized that “Kosovo is expected to behave in a manner that contributes to the de-escalation of tensions”, calling on Pristina to stop police operations near the town halls of the four municipalities and to allow the appointed mayors to “temporarily carry out their duties”.

The EU also expressed concern. for Belgrade’s decision to put the armed forces in the border zone on high alert, inviting both sides to dialogue under the auspices of Brussels.

Last week’s unrest left 30 NATO peacekeepers and 52 Serb protesters injured. In response to the incidents, NATO announced the deployment of reinforcements for KFOR, which already number 4,000.

The OSCE presented a proposal for a long-term de-escalation of tensions, calling on Serbia and Kosovo to comply with the terms of the Ohrid Protocol. Pristina is postponing the creation of a union of Serbian municipalities, as stipulated by the protocol. The organization is also calling on Pristina to get the Albanian mayors resigned by the summer ahead of early municipal elections.