Serbia demands explanation from Albania, Croatia defense pact with Kosovo

Representatives from Zagreb, Tirana and Priština have just forged a new military alliance. Belgrade sees this with concern.

Kosovo, Albania and Croatia want to deepen their military cooperation. It is about joint exercises to strengthen interoperability and cooperation in the armaments industry. A few days ago signed agreement of the three Balkan states frightened Serbia and speaks of an "open provocation". President Aleksandar Vučić warns of a dangerous arms race in the region. The Serbian Foreign Ministry criticized the agreement as a dangerous precedent in the reg…

Serbia demands explanation from Albania, Croatia defense pact with Kosovo

Belgrade warns about regional instability, questions military cooperation - Anadolu Ajansı

Serbia Reacts Strongly to Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia's Military Alliance Agreement

The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong reaction late Tuesday, calling the newly signed military alliance agreement between Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia a "provocation." The agreement, signed in Tirana by the defense ministers of the three countries, has drawn sharp criticism from Belgrade, which claims that the move undermines regional stability.Serbia announced that it will urgently request official explanations from the foreig…

Without specifying specific details, the defense ministers of the three countries said that they will increase the interoperability of the armies through education, training and joint exercises, as well as that they will engage in the fight against hybrid threats, but also that they will coordinate Euro-Atlantic integration policies.

Serbia's foreign ministry on Thursday called an “open provocation” a military cooperation agreement signed this week between Croatia, Albania and Kosovo, to which Belgrade was not invited. At the same time, it called on Zagreb and Tirana to explain the real intentions and objectives of this “dangerous military and security maneuver,” the report comes from the APA agency. Collective Security The Serbian Diplomacy Department considers the agreemen…