He also advocated for working to avoid such a scenario and maintain peace in the region.

Vucevic recalled that the Serbian authorities have reiterated they will take steps to ensure that the Serbian population in Kosovo and Metohija will not be “persecuted and intimidated.”

The defense minister urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Kosovo Force (KFOR) to have an extensive presence in the territory, especially in Serb areas, Danas newspaper noted.

Vucic assured on Sunday that the information from Kosovo about a build-up of Serbian forces on the border with this region is false.

In the last few days, they have lied a lot about the presence of our forces (…). We will continue to invest in the defense of our country, but Serbia wants peace, Vucic said in a message to the nation.

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