10 minutes agoVuciq warns talks with Serbs in Kosovo
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Serbia's President Aleksandar Vuciq said that between 9 June and 12 June will hold talks with Serbs in Kosovo, as tensions in northern Kosovo are continuing. REL reports that during an address in Belgrade, Vuciq thanked Serbs in Kosovo who, according to him, “peacefully, are fighting for their rights”. [...]
REL reports that during an address in Belgrade, Vuciq thanked Serbs in Kosovo who, according to him, “peacefully, are fighting for their rights”.
In Leposaviq, Zvecan and Zubin Potok municipality in northern Kosovo -- inhabited by Serb majority -- the security situation has deteriorated since May 26th, when Albanian mayors of municipalities have officially taken office, despite the resistance of local residents.
Local Serbs in these three municipalities have since staged protests in front of municipal buildings.
The April 23rd elections, out of which these Albanian leaders have emerged, have been boycotted by the Serb community.
American Emissar Gabriel Escobar, and the European one, Miroslav Lajcak, from Monday have made visits to Kosovo and Serbia in an effort to find a solution to the extension of the situation in the north.
The United States and the European Union have demanded that Kosovo immediately expand the situation in the north, presenting it to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, three requirements -- calming the situation in the north, holding new elections in this area, and returning to dialogue on normalisation of Kosovo-Serbia reports.
Washington's envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, earlier in June 7th, said that at the meeting with the Serbian president, he has assured him he would use his influence to convince the Serb community in northern Kosovo to participate in the evental elections.
