Brnabic: Ball in Pristina's court, arrests of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs must stop

BRUSSELS - Serbian PM Ana Brnabic said on Tuesday in Brussels that "the ball is in Pristina's court" when it comes to a return to dialogue on Kosovo-Meothija and that harassment and completely groundless arrests of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs must stop.

She also noted that the so-called Kosovo Police must be withdrawn from the north of Kosovo-Metohija.

Asked by reporters whether EU officials had demanded urgent de-escalation and a return to dialogue and whether there had been any mention of timeframes for new elections in the north of Kosovo-Metohija, she responded that such demands had indeed been heard but were still being discussed.

"That is why Lajcak is coming to Belgrade and it is what President Vucic has discussed with (Dutch and Luxembourgish) PMs Rutte and Bettel. We discussed that and we still do not have anything that is final, timeframes or what needs to be done, but the ball is certainly in Pristina's court," Brnabic said.

She said that, as a matter of priority, harassment and persecution of Kosovo-Metohija Serbs, arbitrary arrests and apprehensions without any evidence whatsoever and harassment and torture of completely innocent people must stop.

Everyone - including Eulex and Pristina - has evidence that the Serbs who are apprehended and arrested are completely innocent, she said.