Serbia has sent a note of protest to the Albanian embassy, after the burning of the Serbian flag in Tirana.

On November 20, a video appeared on social networks where football fans in Tirana were seen burning the flag of Serbia in Skenderbej Square. For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a note to the Embassy of Albania in Belgrade.

"We believe that such events harm the bilateral relations of the two countries, which in recent years have reached the highest point during their centuries-long joint history," announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia.

B92.net reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, in this spirit, expects the competent institutions of the Republic of Albania to do everything possible to identify and prosecute the authors of that act, who are clearly seen in the published video, as well as that they will notify the institutions of the Republic of Serbia through diplomatic means within a reasonable time.

"On November 21, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia sent a note of protest to the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Belgrade, with which we strongly condemn the unacceptable act of burning the national flag of the Republic of Serbia. in the central square of the city of Skenderbeu in Tirana, published on online media portals on November 20, 2023. We believe that such events damage the bilateral relations of the two countries, which in recent years have reached the highest point during their centuries-long shared history.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, in this spirit, expects the competent institutions of the Republic of Albania to do everything possible to identify and prosecute the authors of this ugly act, who are clearly visible in the published video , and that it will be discussed through diplomatic means in informing the institutions of the Republic of Serbia in a reasonable time", as quoted from Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' reaction on the matter.