Vucic: Only those who know nothing think we wanted to take control of north Kosovo

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday evening only those who knew nothing thought Serbia had planned to take control of the north of Kosovo-Metohija in a move synchronised with the recent clashes in Banjska.

In an appearance on a Happy TV talk show, Vucic said Washington's demand for a withdrawal of Serbian Armed Forces troops from the administrative line between central Serbia and Kosovo-Metohija had been due to the fact the army had deployed sophisticated arms at the line for the first time.

"I understood what it was about - the number of personnel was not so high, it was slightly higher but not worrying, we had 8,400 soldiers at most. A year ago we had 14,000 and they said nothing at the time. Under an agreement from 2001, we have free, unrestricted access to the Ground Safety Zone regardless of the arms and equipment," Vucic said.

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