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MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/. Russia strongly condemns the murder of a Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, Kosovo and looked forward to its thorough investigation. This was stated on Tuesday at the foreign Ministry.
“I was saddened to learn about the murder of 16 January, a famous politician, Oliver Ivanovic, one of the leaders of the Serbs living in the North of the Autonomous province of Kosovo – said in comments to Russian depodesta. – We Express our deep condolences to his family and friends”.
Moscow “decisively condemns this dastardly act”, the Ministry noted. “The settling of political scores in this way is fraught with the growth of the atmosphere of terror, the re-emergence of the ethnic conflict in the region, – stressed in the foreign Ministry. – Call upon the entire international presence in Kosovo in accordance with the existing mandates, to take exhaustive measures to prevent possible incidents in the region.”