Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said the Kosovo Constitution will be honored regarding the community of municipalities with a Serb majority because “the Constitution of Kosovo is the alpha and omega of all our activities.”

Osmani said representatives of Kosovo institutions keep explaining to the international community that models such as that of Republika Srpska (RS), the Serb-majority entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina, create more problems than stability.

“It is not in anyone’s interest, least of all in Kosovo’s, or in the interest of the region as a whole, or EU’s, to have any Republika Srpskas, or similar models that have not worked and will not work because they create more problems than peace and stability,” said Osmani.

She added that Kosovo institutions want all minorities in Kosovo to achieve their guaranteed rights and added that the present day challenge regarding the Serb community is not a result of any obstacles created by ethnic Albanians. Criminal groups in the north paid, encouraged and supported by (Serbian President Aleksandar) Vucic, are the challenge, said Osmani.

“We should not and we will not surrender to criminal gangs,” said the Kosovo President.