Serbian Minister for Kosovo: Belgrade insists on UN census

Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says that Belgrade’s stance is that Kosovo institutions cannot conduct a population and property census in Serb enclaves.

Priština authorities did not agree to an UN-monitored census south of the Ibar River and the UN only agreed to take census in the northern part of the province.

“Aside from the fact we do no trust these institutions, the question is how to include the 250,000 IDPs and the significant portion of Serb property which remains damaged or usurped,” he said.

The minister also stressed that Belgrade would continue to insist that the census in the Serb enclaves be carried out by the UN, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244.