FBIH PRIME MINISTER NERMIN NIKŠIĆ DENIES THAT WEAPONS USED IN ATTACK ON KOSOVO POLICE CAME FROM TUZLA

SARAJEVO, OCTOBER 6 (ONASA) – The Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nermin Nikšić, spoke out last night regarding the allegations of the High Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade that the weapons used in the attack on the Kosovo police were bought in Tuzla. “I want to say loud and clear that these claims are false and as such could not be supported by any evidence,” he points out.
“I understand that in recent days Serbia has been exposed to great pressure and condemnations from democratic states, but that does not mean that they can look for an alibi for their actions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia cannot claim responsibility for the supply of weapons, training of paramilitary formations and groups of Serbian citizens and local officials that caused the armed conflict in the north of Kosovo from this side of the border. The intelligence services of Serbia and its political leadership apparently unfortunately devised a plan to transfer part of the responsibility for the terrorist attack to the neighborhood, to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Considering the political situation in our country, they probably estimated that there would not be an adequate, quick and accurate reaction based on facts. They underestimated us again,” said Nikšić.
He stated that the weapons found by the Kosovo police “were not produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina” and that the Kosovo police also publicly displayed the serial numbers of mortar shells and other types of ammunition that were “produced in the Serbian factories of Sloboda, Krušik, etc.”
“According to the laws of our country, when exporting weapons, ammunition and other military equipment, down to individual cartridges, to any other country, the strictest procedures are carried out according to NATO standards and in cooperation with NATO. An “end user” certificate (certificate about the end user of the goods) and permits from four state ministries (the Ministries of Defense, Security, Foreign Affairs, and Foreign Trade and Economic Relations) are also required, as well as certificates from the competent MUPs about the names of drivers, registration numbers markings of the vehicles carrying out the transport, routes of movement, etc. Of course, all objective information indicates that the Serbian services published false information. They miscalculated if they thought that such a prank would pass without reaction.
We call on Serbia to transparently investigate the real causes and publicly reveal the real organizers and instigators of the terrorist attack, because we know that they know who it really is,” said Nikšić.