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On March 17, 12 right-wing and self-labeled patriotic organizations rallied in downtown Belgrade to protest the implementation of Kosovo’s Law on Foreigners and to commemorate the 2004 March Pogrom, when the Kosovo Liberation Army ethnically cleansed Kosovo and Metohija of over 4,000 Serbs.
Under the slogan ‘In the Defense of Kosovo and Metohija,’ speakers in front of the New Palace – which houses the offices of President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic – criticized Vucic’s actions regarding Kosovo, accusing him of betraying national interests and demanding that Serbia withdraw from the Brussels Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina.
In addition to lambasting both Vucic and the European Union, the rally, officially titled ‘Against Treason and Occupation – For a Serbian Kosovo and Metohija,’ also heard speakers give “great thanks” to Russia for its “strongest” support to Serbia regarding Kosovo.
Meanwhile, Kosovo’s Law on Foreigners and Law on Vehicles took full effect on March 15, imposing limitations on the stay of foreign nationals – including many local Serbs with residences registered in Serbia proper – as well as on vehicles without Kosovo-issued license plates.
On March 14, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti stated that the entire process of implementing the two laws will be enacted in close coordination with EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Peter Sorensen and with the local Serb community.
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