Recent developments in the north of Kosovo: UK statement to the OSCE, September 2024

Thank you, Madam Chair.

The United Kingdom shares the concerns of international partners regarding the recent operation by Kosovo Police against Serbian-run municipal offices in the north of Kosovo.

We have been clear, including with Kosovo's leaders, that actions which fundamentally affect the wellbeing of Kosovo-Serbs and other non-majority communities require careful consultation with Kosovo's friends and security partners, in order to avoid fuelling tensions and disadvantaging the most vulnerable. We continue to urge the Government of Kosovo to ensure that non-majority communities are fully integrated into a multi-ethnic Kosovo.

We continue to urge the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to engage constructively and in good faith in the EU-facilitated Dialogue, to implement all their commitments to normalise relations between their two countries, and to deliver the peaceful, stable and prosperous future that their citizens deserve.