Lucic: As largest company in Kosovo-Metohija, Telekom Srbija a problem for Pristina

BELGRADE - Telekom Srbija CEO Vladimir Lucic said on Tuesday Pristina was trying to shut down his company's operations in Kosovo-Metohija because it had a problem with Telekom Srbija as the largest firm in Serbia's southern province.

The situation is better now, but Pristina is periodically trying to put Telekom Srbija under pressure, Lucic told Prva TV.

"First they tried to shut us down in August and, when that failed, they started to harass us and tried to force us to pay some high fine from the past as well as to take away some cable operators from us. But we managed to reject those attacks, too, with assistance from the international community. So things are stable now. However, we are always cautious because whenever we thwart one form of pressure, (Pristina PM Albin) Kurti's administration usually comes up with something else," he said.