Serbs in Kosovo urged to "always side with their state"

RUDARE -- Representatives of Serbs from northern Kosovo met with the citizens at the barricades in Rudare, near the town of Zvečan.

Radenko Nedeljković (Tanjug)
Radenko Nedeljković (Tanjug)

They were told that Serbia stands firmly behind them, and called on to support the top state officials.

That would serve "mutual interests", the Serbs who have been keeping the barricades for two weeks were told today, according to a Tanjug news agency report.

Together with Kosovska Mitrovica District chief Radenko Nedeljković and President of the Zvečan Municipal Assembly Dobrosav Dobrić, Kosovska Mitrovica Mayor Krstimir Pantić informed Serbs in Rudare about the meeting with Serbian President Boris Tadić, which took place in Belgrade late on Sunday.

"The state of Serbia is standing firmly behind us and supports what we are doing, and it i s our obligation to stand by our country and support it even when we are not completely in favor of certain ideas, because this serves our mutual interests," the Kosovska Mitrovica mayor said.

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