19 minutes agoShutting down postal branches in the north without co-ordination, action leading the US and EU to respond to Kosovo
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Kosovo police on Monday have conducted an action in the north, where they have closed nine objects of Serbia's Post. As police officials reported, in northern Mitrovica and Leposaviq are closed by three objects, in Zvecan two, and one in Zubin Potok. This was not well received by internationals. The American government has said [...]
This was not well received by internationals.
American Government has said she is deeply disappointed with what she has described as unilateral and uncoordinated actions by the Government of Kosovo against the Serbian Post Office branches in northern Kosovo.
Kosovo's uncoordinated actions confront Kosovo citizens and KFOR soldiers at great risk, promote unnecessary escalation of regional tensions, and undermine Kosovo's reputation as reliable international partner”, the American Embassy's response to Pristina reported.
In the statement, Kurti has been called on to end unilateral actions and to return to constructive engagement in the dialogue mediated by the European Union to resolve normalisation issues between Kosovo and Serbia.
The European Union has saidAlso, on Monday that the Kosovo authorities' actions are uncoordinated, and that “cannot provide solutions to this and other issues, belonging to the normalisation process between Kosovo and Serbia.
The unilateral and uncoordinated actions cannot provide solutions to this and other issues, belonging to the normalisation process between Kosovo and Serbia. The closure of existing services for Kosovo Serbs, without a previously reached agreement, will negatively affect the dailyity and living conditions of this community”, the European bloc has said through a statement.
After that, so AAK chairman Ramush Haradinaj, It has reacted after closing Serbia's Post Office points in the north.
Albin Kurti's unilateral and uncoordinated decisions with allies are disastrous for Kosovo”, Haradinaj wrote on Facebook, following reactions both the EU and the US have made.
Police officials have said they have launched police action after receiving information from the Electronic and Post Communications Regulatory Authority (ARKEP) that non-licensed economic operators are operating on Kosovo territory and that they are not registered to the Agency for Registering Business in Kosovo (ARBK).
The Electronic and Postal Communications Regulatory Authority (ARKEP) is the regulatory body in the field of electronic communications and postal service, which oversees the regulatory framework stipulated by the law on electronic communications, by the law for postal service and development policies.
The closure of the sites has been condemned by Serbian Post officials, the Serbian List, and Serbia's state institutions.
The Post's work has been difficult since the start of this year, due to a decision by the Kosovo Central Bank (BQK), which has made the euro the only currency for making cash payments and the use of the Serbian dinar has been banned. /Periscopi
