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These events harm regional security and stability,” a statement from the country's Foreign Ministry said. ”We call on all parties to avoid violence and not take actions that will escalate tensions,” the statement added. ”We appreciate the constructive role of the Kosovo Peace Corps (KFOR) in preventing the escalation of events,” the ministry further said. ”We are saddened to learn that some KFOR soldiers were slightly injured in the incidents,” it added. ”The only way to reduce tension and establish lasting peace and stability in the region is to make progress in the ongoing dialogue process,” the statement concluded. On Friday, tensions between Belgrade and Pristina rose after police in Kosovo clashed with local Serbs who gathered in front of the municipal building to prevent the newly elected ethnic Albanian mayor from entering his office. Last month, Kosovo Serbs boycotted extraordinary local government elections for four municipalities in the country's north. Only 3.47% of eligible voters cast ballots, according to the Kosovo Central Election Commission. After the elections, the EU said in a statement that low turnout did not provide municipalities with long-term political solutions. As tensions escalated, Serbia ordered its army to advance to the border with Kosovo and urged NATO to “stop the violence against local Serbs in Kosovo.” Quiet night in Germany after clashes over verdict against left-winger. Police in the eastern German city of Leipzig reported relative calm in the early hours of Thursday morning following violent clashes with left-wing protesters on Wednesday evening. Germany had braced for violent protests and retaliatory attacks after a court in the city of Dresden sentenced a prominent 28-year-old student and left-wing activist known as Lina E to prison for attacks on right-wingers. There were also solidarity rallies in Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden and Bremen for Lina E, whose full name is not released under German privacy rules. Left-wing extremist groups for weeks had threatened violent protests and criminal acts in the event of a conviction, according to authorities.