Petkovic: Our visits to Kosovo-Metohija support Serbs to stay

BELGRADE - Every time we visit Kosovo-Metohija, we support the Serbs living there to stay there, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said at the opening of the Experience Kosovo-Metohija booth at the International Tourism Fair in Belgrade on Friday.

He urged Serbians to visit the many Serbian holy sites and get to know the natural beauty of Kosovo-Metohija, but noted that, due to the situation the Kosovo-Metohija Serbs were in following unlawful decisions by Pristina, it was difficult for him to speak only about tourism.

"The circumstances and conditions our people in Kosovo-Metohija are living in are extremely difficult due to Pristina's unilateral, violent and unlawful decisions aimed at an expulsion of the Serbs from our ancestral homes," Petkovic said.

"It is our duty to visit our holy sites, all those beautiful places and our beautiful people, our hosts, whose hearts are full whenever we are present in Kosovo-Metohija. Every time we go there, we support the survival of our people in Kosovo-Metohija, which is what Serbia as a state is also doing on a daily basis through its Office for Kosovo-Metohija," Petkovic said.