5 minutes agoZeqiri and Peci participate in meeting with internationals
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Zubin Potok's chairman, Izmir Zeqiri, and Zvecan's Ilir Peci, have arrived at the European Union office in Pristina to participate with US Ambassador to Pristina Jeffrey Hovenier and other foreign diplomats. The leaders of Leposaviqi and North Mitrovica have also been invited to the meeting, but they are not yet known [...]
Zubin Potok's chairman, Izmir Zeqiri, and Zvecan's Ilir Peci, have arrived at the European Union office in Pristina to participate with US Ambassador to Pristina Jeffrey Hovenier and other foreign diplomats.
The leaders of Leposaviqi and North Mitrovica are also invited to the meeting, but they are still not known if they will participate.
Zubin Potok's leader, Izmir Zeqiri, earlier Monday confirmed free Europe's participation in the meeting to Radio.
Asked whether during the day he will go to his office at the facility of Zubin Potok's municipality, Zeqiri, said he cannot know for now.
I don't know if I'm going to the office today. I have a very tight schedule. See it during the day”, Zeqiri, who is among the Democratic Party of Kosovo, said.
It is not yet known whether the other chiefs will attend this meeting.
On May 29th, local Serb groups have gathered in front of municipal buildings in the north to oppose young Albanian mayors.
In addition to the Kosovo Police, which is located in front of municipal buildings, the increase in the presence of NATO mission members in Kosovo has been observed in the north, KFOR.
Following clashes between the Kosovo Police and local Serbs on May 26th, the United States strongly condemned what they described as the Kosovo Government's violent “%x1>.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Kosovo Government's actions “escalated unnecessary tensions”.
Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has stated he understands the concerns of international partners, but “whatever other option would be non-fulfilling constitutional obligations”.
Local elections in the north were held after last November, the leaders of four northern municipalities, from the Serbian List -- the largest party of Kosovo Serbs -- resigned.
This party abandoned all Kosovo institutions due to the Government's decision in Pristina to conduct the process of reregistering cars with Serbian illegal license plates.
The elections were boycotted by the majority Serb population in the area, which now does not accept the results, respectively.
