In Zagreb, after a meeting with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Kurti assessed that "Serbia is an undemocratic country and does not respect human rights and minority rights."
"In a century and a half, Serbia has had two and a half years of democracy. Serbia is not a democratic country. Human rights and the rights of minorities are not respected there. The government in Serbia does not believe in political pluralism. There is no rule of law. That is why there are such violent student protests," said Kurti.
He also added that Serbia is a paramilitary state that is only nominally a republic and accused Belgrade of being behind the terrorist attacks in Kosovo and Metohija.
"Students are being beaten in Belgrade. We know from historical experience how this ends, but it seems that Belgrade has learned nothing from its past," Kurti added.
BGNES recalls that on the 1st of November, 15 people died when a shed collapsed at Novi Sad railway station. Two others are still fighting for their lives.
A wave of student protests in Serbia, fuelled by violence against participants in commemorative gatherings in honour of the victims of the December Novi Sad train station disaster, is gaining momentum by the day, with more than 20 faculties in four university centres already blockaded. | BGNES
