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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Systemic support for sustainable stay, survival of Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija

Belgrade, 14 September 2024

At today's session, the Government of the Republic of Serbia passed a Conclusion adopting a package of legal and economic and social measures aimed at protecting the rights of Serbs and vital state and national interests in the territory of the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija, as well as an operational plan for the implementation of certain measures in the socioeconomic area.

The measures entail an intense diplomatic campaign by all state authorities to protect and fight for the respect of the rights of the Serbian people in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, threatened by the unilateral and violent moves of Albin Kurti, which is why a return to the Status Quo Ante is necessary as a basis for respecting all achievements of the dialogue.

The set of measures also includes strong financial support for the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, through the allocation of RSD 20,000 per month for 5,000 unemployed and socially most vulnerable beneficiaries, free textbooks for all our children, compensation for snacks for children in preschool education, primary and secondary schools, new jobs, infrastructure projects in the form of construction and adaptation of new houses for the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, all with the aim of systemic support for the sustainable survival of our people in these areas.

In order to protect the vital national interests of the Serbian people in the province, a special Prosecutor's Office will be established to prosecute abuses and violations of basic human rights, usurpation of property, endangering the physical integrity and dignity of citizens of the Republic of Serbia in the area of Kosovo and Metohija.

The decision adopted at the government’s session today confirms the position on the resilience of Serb institutions in the territory of Kosovo and Metohija, which will not be extinguished, as well as the decision on the illegality of all bodies and institutions established on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija after the illegal unilateral declaration of independence, and the non-existence of all of their acts that have been passed or will be passed.

In order to implement the adopted Conclusion, the government will immediately form appropriate working groups for each of the measures for their implementation.

These measures are legally formulated and are undertaken in response to the current situation in Kosovo and Metohija with the aim of protecting Serbs who are in a difficult position, taking into account the need to preserve peace, respecting all international obligations, and continuing to advocate for peaceful and compromise solutions to all open issues through dialogue and fulfilment of agreements reached.

The package of measures and the operational plan are binding for all state administration bodies, government offices, all officials, as well as negotiators from the Serbian side in the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština.

The government also adopted a Conclusion ordering the Ministry of Defence to initiate the procedure for the return of mandatory military service.

PHOTOS: Slobodan Miljević