Pavicevic: Denial of entry to Kosovo grave violation of deal

“That has never happened before. This is the first time that I am calling on the EU and international community to solve the problem as soon as they can, and thus make it possible for me to perform my duties without hindrances,” Pavicevic told the press.He said that he would stay in Belgrade on Thursday for consultations in relation to the problem, and added that he would go back to Kosovo on Friday.He noted that this ban could only be interpreted as an attempt at thwarting the normalization of Belgrade-Pristina relations and obstructing him as a liaison office in performing his duties.Pavicevic explained that at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday he tried to go through the Merdare administrative crossing, but that he was denied entry to Kosovo under pretext that the document he had was not valid.“This document has been agreed in Brussels,” he underscored, adding that the deputy liaison officer and his driver have the same document.Pavicevic stressed that his counterpart in Belgrade, Valjdet Sadiku, holds the same document.“The Brussels agreement envisages this document, as well as unhindered freedom of movement and the possibility for a liaison officer to have normal communication. It is one thing when someone refuses to talk with you, and there were such cases, but completely another when they completely ban your entry at the administrative line,” Pavicevic said.Director of the Office for Kosovo Marko Djuric condemned earlier on Wednesday this move of the interim institutions of self-government in Pristina, which banned liaison officer Dejan Pavicevic from entering the territory of Kosovo.