2 minutes agoMustafa: Valley ready for co-operation with Belgrade, but without pressure
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The head of the Albanian National Council in the Presevo Valley, Ragmi Mustafa, called on Serbia's Minister of Local Power Branko Rusic “to focus on meeting his legal, institutional obligations to Albanians living in the municipalities of Bujanoc, Presevo and Medvedja”. A statement to media from the Council says that “National Council [...]
In a statement to the media by the Council, the National Council is said to be ready for institutional co-operation, but will not undergo pressure and threats”.
Minister Rusic had said it was an unacceptable “for organ representatives, whose work is financed with the money of all Serbian citizens to act politically contrary to their state's interests and the community they represent”, broadcasts reform.
The Albanian National Council on the other side declares that, the Ministry of Local Power “has not respected the Albanian National Council's decision to appoint settlements and roads in the Medvedja municipality”, which they said was “contrary to the Law on National Minorities”.
Minister Rusic's reaction came after a request by the Kosovo National Council of Albanians to Kosovo authorities that “exclude Albanians from the municipalities of Presevo, Bujanoc and Medvedja from the decision not to recognise Serbian passports”.
At the request, the Council also stated that “welcomes the Kosovo authorities' decisions on strengthening citizenship”.
