Kosovo postpones decisions on Serbian ID cards, license plates amid heightened border tensions
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Kosovo decided Sunday to postpone the implementation of a new law set to come into effect Monday making it mandatory for everyone, including Serbs living in Kosovo, to have a Kosovo ID card and license plate.
According to local media, the US ambassador to Kosovo, Jeff Hovenier, asked the Kurti government to postpone the implementation of the measures for a month due to what he said was a “misunderstanding of their implications.”
Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo rose Sunday ahead of the imposition of the new law.
According to local media, air raid sirens were heard along the Kosovo-Serbian border as Kosovo was set to restrict border crossings.
Kosovo, which is predominantly inhabited by Albanians, broke away from Serbia in 1999 and declared its independence in 2008. It is recognized by more than 100 countries, including the US, the UK, France, and Germany. Serbia has not recognized this and continues to lay claim to the territory.
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