Serbia is paying all debts, including those of Kosovo

National Bank of Serbia Governor (NBS) Jorgovanka Tabakovic says Serbia is paying all debts dating back to the 1990s, including the loans of Kosovo.

This is done because according to the Constitution this territory is a part of Serbia.

"This is specific. Serbia is paying that debt, because it considers Kosovo a part of its territory," Tabakovic told a joint news conference with IMF mission head James Roaf and Finance Minister Dusan Vujovic.

"All loans from the 1990s onward, at the level of the IMF, whose member we are, are being regularly harmonized and checked. We submit monthly reports on the state of those loans, not just the one we have within the problematic part of the territory of the Republic of Serbia which is Kosovo, but also all overdue debts from the 1990s with the Czech Republic, Libya, etc.," said the governor.

The NBS is sending a report...