Mesarovic condemns closure of K Mitrovica Tax Administration office

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic on Wednesday condemned Pristina's unlawful closure of the Kosovska Mitrovica office of the Serbian Tax Administration, which has left 80 of the Administration's employees without jobs.

In an Instagram post, Mesarovic wrote it was shameful Pristina's PM Albin Kurti had continued his anti-Serb actions on the second day of Orthodox Christmas.

This not only confirms that nothing is sacred to him but also that his only goal is to make it impossible for Serbs to remain and survive in Kosovo-Metohija, in their ancestral homes, she added.

"Serbia will never stop providing assistance and protection to its people in Kosovo-Metohija, and never stop fighting to preserve peace and stability, as opposed to the increasingly aggressive Kurti regime. Violence only suits Kurti, and everyone knows that. All he has been doing is the most brutal terror against the Serbs and attempts to destabilise Serbia," Mesarovic noted.

Serbia has a clear and strong response to all developments in Kosovo-Metohija, and the answer of President Aleksandar Vucic and the Government of Serbia is unchanged - they will never recognise the so-called Kosovo and they will always fight strongly to preserve peace and stability and protect their people in Kosovo-Metohija, the minister said.