President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vu?i?, held an emergency meeting with several ministers of the Serbian Government on Tuesday evening, regarding the decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo that only the euro currency be used in Kosovo for cash operations, reported Tanjug.

United States of America, the European Union and the QUINT countries have called on Kosovo to postpone the implementation of the CBK regulation, which is scheduled to enter into force on February 1.

Serbs in Kosovo have opposed the decision, saying it will prevent them from using the Serbian dinar to make cash payments.

In the meeting that was held in the Serbian Presidency, Vucic and the Serbian ministers discussed the next steps that Belgrade will take regarding the CBK decision.

On January 29, Vucic, during a meeting in Belgrade with the EU envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajçak, requested the annulment of the CBK decision.

The Kosovo government has argued that the CBK's decision is in line with the Kosovo Constitution, but the United States and other QUINT countries - Italy, Germany, Britain and France - have said that this decision "raises concerns about impact in particular on Serbian majority communities".

Lista Serbe - the main party of Serbs in Kosovo, which enjoys the support of Serbia - has said that the decision of the CBK endangers the survival of Serbs in Kosovo.

In Kosovo, in all Serbian-majority settlements, the population uses the Serbian dinar to make payments, and those who work in Serbian institutions in Kosovo also receive their salaries in dinars.

Pensions are also paid with dinars, according to the Serbian system, as well as child allowances and social benefits. In commercial establishments, in areas where Serbs live in Kosovo, in addition to the euro, the dinar is also used.

(Source: REL)