We categorically reject the allegations that our employee from the security department tried to take away the phone, TAV Macedonia states.

- Her phone was requested in order to undergo mandatory security screening through the x-ray machine. Pursuant to ECAC Document 30 (Doc.30) and the National Civil Aviation Security Program, all passengers, cabin baggage and their personal belongings traveling on a commercial flight, as in this example, are subject to security screening. If we do not comply with these rules, the pilot of the flight will refuse boarding to the passenger. The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations exempts only official guests of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia from security screening, and the airport operator receives official notification of such exemptions from the Ministry of Interior. The guidelines that our Security Department received from the Department for the Protection of Certain Persons and Objects clearly state that the members of the delegation must pass a standard security check in accordance with the established procedures - says the statement sent today by TAV Macedonia in connection with yesterday's incident at the Skopje airport.

The office of Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani announced that the security at the Skopje airport tried to take the president's personal phone, which is behavior "contrary to international practices and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations".

Otherwise, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diaspora of Kosovo expressed concern over last night's incident that happened to Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani at the Skopje airport, which it says has begun to collect information about the case.

Kosovo MFA: Disrespectful treatment of Ottomans at the Skopje airport

- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora learned with concern about the incident caused at the Skopje airport in connection with the undignified treatment of the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, through the Embassy of Kosovo in Skopje, started collecting information and since the early hours of the morning has been seeking official clarifications from the Embassy of North Macedonia in Pristina and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will inform the public about the further activities, in order to clear up this situation and to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future in relation to the heads of our country - the statement of the Kosovo MFA says.