"In towns in the south of Kosovo, the situation is stable, but men had evacuated their families, after which they have returned to their homes," said Trajkovic to Beta.
According to him, 30,000 Serbs are on the move in Kosovo. The situation is critical in the towns of Orahovac and Urosevac and all of Metohija [western part of the province].
He said that the sisterhood of the Holy Trinity monastery in Mutusiste near Suva Reka was the last to evacuate from that area after the members of the separatist Kosovo Liberation Army appeared on the surrounding hills.
"We are trying together with the authorities to stop the exodus of Serbs so that they could continue to live in their homes," emphasized Trajkovic.
According to him, first contacts between Serbs and KFOR have been established and it is expected that first meetings will soon take place.
He predicted that it is the most important to hold out for the first two weeks and that after that everything will become much clearer.
Trajkovic also said that in Prizren, the separatist KLA has held a huge celebration but that KFOR troops failed to react.
Humanitarian organizations haven't so far contacted local Serbs, but Trajkovic didn't know what was the reason for that.
Asked about his reaction to the initiative of the provincial authorities to concentrate those Serbs who are escaping from the south of the province around Pristina and in the north of the province, Trajkovic said that that would be a solution only in the case of the division of the province; since it is obvious that the International Community does not intend to do so, Serbs should work on preventing the exodus and try to return to their homes.
According to Trajkovic, on Wednesday, he and Fr. Sava will travel to Strasbourg to meet with the Council of Europe representatives and report about the current situation in Kosovo.