Kosovo

Police officer killed in attack in north Kosovo

TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – One policeman was killed and another wounded in north Kosovo early Sunday, according to authorities, during an armed attack on a patrol as it approached a blocked road near the border with Serbia.

Ghalibaf:

Iran, Serbia have good, coordinated positions at intl. level

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – "Iran and Serbia have very good and coordinated positions on the international stage," the Iranian parliament speaker said on Sunday.

NATO announces readiness for military intervention in Kosovo

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – NATO forces in Kosovo are ready to face any situation if acts of violence similar to recent encounters threaten the peace, the NATO commander in Pristina said late on Monday.

China warns US against attempts to threaten its sovereignty

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) – China's foreign ministry spokeswoman reacted to reports of approaching a Chinese fighter jet to a US military plane last week, warning the US to stop provoking China.

Maria Zakharova:

NATO forces in Kosovo escalating situation in region

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The NATO-led international security force in Kosovo known as KFOR has turned into a source of unwarranted violence and escalation in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman said in a statement on Tuesday.

Over 20 NATO soldiers injured in Kosovo clashes

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – More than 20 Hungarians from NATO's KFOR contingent were injured in clashes in the north of the self-proclaimed republic of Kosovo, seven of them seriously, Hungarian Defense Minister Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said.

NATO forces open fire on Kosovo Serbs

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Clashes between Serb protesters and Kosovar security forces erupted on Monday in the Zvecan municipality in northern Kosovo.

Russian FM:

Kosovo tensions may lead to ‘huge explosion’ in Europe

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The current escalation in Kosovo and Metohija is alarming, and a major explosive situation could erupt in the heart of Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Monday.

NATO urges Kosovo to de-escalate tension with Serbia

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – NATO on Saturday urged Kosovo to dial down tensions with Serbia, a day after its government forcibly accessed municipal buildings to install mayors in ethnic Serb areas in the north of the country.

Serbia president puts military on combat alert

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Srbian President Aleksandar Vucic placed the country's army on full combat alert and ordered its units to move closer to the border with Kosovo.

Borrell:

Serbia, Kosovo agree on sequence of actions to normalize tiee

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – Serbia and Kosovo have agreed on the sequence of measures to normalize bilateral relations.

Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia amid protests

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Kosovo has closed its biggest border crossing after protesters blocked it on the Serbian side to support their ethnic kin in Kosovo in refusing to recognize the country’s independence.

Serbian troops on Kosovo border in state of combat readiness

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Serbia has placed its security forces on the border with Kosovo in a “full state of combat readiness”, senior officials have said, amid increasingly strained relations with its neighbor.

Serbia to ask NATO to deploy Serb military, police in Kosovo

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police in Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.

Serbian Army put on high alert due to situation in Kosovo

TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Serbia's armed forces have been put on high alert due to the situation in Kosovo and Metohija, Serbian Defense Minister Milos Vucevic said on Tuesday.

'ZOO' goes to FERFILM FilmFest. in Kosovo

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Nafiseh Zare, the short film "Zoo" is scheduled to vie at FERFILM in Kosovo.

Serbia warns NATO over safety of Kosovo Serbs

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Serbia's President has called on NATO to "do their job" in Kosovo, warning if it doesn't that Serbia itself will move to protect its minority in the breakaway province.

NATO's force in Kosovo says is prepared to intervene

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR) said Sunday that it is prepared to intervene if stability is jeopardized in the northern municipalities of Kosovo after alleged conflicts at the Serbian border.