Kosovo and Metohija is province of Republic Serbia according to Constitution of Republic Serbia and Resolution 12/44 of United Nations Security Council. Metohija is region of Kosovo province known for many monasteries of Serbian Orthodox Church and it's name can literally be translated from Serbian to English as "field of Monasteries", while Kosovo stands for "field of Blackbird". City in Kosovo and Metohija called Prizren was center of Serbian Empire so it have big historical importance for Serbs. In june of 1999 war between albanian separatist movement Liberation Army of Kosovo (KLA) and NATO against Federative Republic of Yugoslavia ended with signing peace agreement and supporting UN resolution 12/44. In 2008 Kosovo albanians illegaly declared independence from Serbia declaring Republic of Kosovo with capital city of Prishtina (ser. Priština, срп. Приштина). 102 countries members of United Nations recognized Kosovo as independent country since 2008, but many of them withdrawed recognition later.
"Due to Constitution of Republic Serbia and UN resolution of 12/44, region of Kosovo and Metohija was, is and will be province of Republic Serbia." -Ivica Dačić, ex-prime minister of Republic Serbia.
by Analitičar April 3, 2019