President: North out of government's control, enforce the law in that part

Thaci has said such a situation created in northern municipalities is unacceptable and is the result of the Kosovo Government's failure to protect those people and the territorial integrity of Kosovo.

The “Situat created in northern Kosovo municipalities is unacceptable and is the result of the government's negligence and irresponsability of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo to help and protect citizens and territorial integrity of the Republic of Kosovo”, President Thaci has said.

He has further said that the Government of Kosovo dares not allow the northern part to operate under Belgrade's directives, since this gives Serbia space to operate within Kosovo's territory.

The government of the Republic of Kosovo does not dare to allow municipalities in the northern part of Kosovo to operate outside the management of institutions and competent bodies for preventing the COVID-19 pandemic, thus creating illegal space active to the authorities of Serbia within our state's territory”, the president adds.

He says the Kosovo government must ensure that all measures taken are respected throughout the territory of the Republic of Kosovo.

All measures taken by health and rule-of-law institutions, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo is obligated to ensure that they are implemented throughout the territory of the Republic of Kosovo. As president of the Republic of Kosovo, I am conveying with much concern the situation created in the north of the Republic of Kosovo. I call on the Government of the Republic of Kosovo to fulfill its responsibilities to our citizens, all communities, throughout the territory of the Republic of Kosovo. “, Thaci finished.