Construction of Tsar Lazar’s square in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë north begins
(All monitored broadcasters, TV21)
After building the ‘Peace Park’ over Ibër River Bridge, northern Serbs have also started construction of Tsar Lazar’s square in vicinity of this bridge. Early on Wednesday, employees of “Novi Pazar Put” started cutting the asphalt and carrying out other works for construction Tsar Lazar’s square.
Marko Djuric, the Director of Serbian Office for Kosovo, was also present. He said that Serbs decide about Kosovo north.
“Of course, Edita Tahiri will not decide on what will be constructed, inseminated or harvested in the northern part of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë or in those areas where, in line with the law, Serb representatives in Kosovo govern. Such statements and behaviour are contrary to the spirit of normalization of relations and all that we strove to achieve over the past 20 months,” Djuric said.
Djuric also said that nobody can intimidate Serbs living in Kosovo. He said that ‘Peace Park’ will permanently stay.
“I wish that citizens of Serbia and all Serbs in Kosovo may know that they have no reason to fear the threats by Prishtinë/Pristina which could be heard over the past few days from Edita Tahiri,” he said.
On the other hand, Mitrovicë/Mitrovica south mayor Agim Bahtiri reacted strongly against, as he qualified it, the most serious provocation of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë north leaders. Bahtiri considers that this is being done to block free movement of people and to disable further relaxation of the general situation. He called on local and international rule of law bodies to stop construction of Tsar Lazar’s square. His stance was also supported by all municipal councillors of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica south municipality- PDK, LDK, AAK, Vetëvendosje, AKR, AAK and PD.
In an interview with TV21, the outgoing minister of environment and spatial planning Dardan Gashi said that entrance should be banned to Djuric as he is calling for interethnic hatred with actions that he is carrying out on behalf of Serbian Government.
Gashi said that Kosovo government has decided not to allow construction of anything that impedes free movement of citizens, either in south or in the north of the town. Minister Gashi said that in case the ‘Peace Park’ will impede free movement of citizens, it will be removed.
Talking to RTK1, acting minister of interior Bajram Rexhepi said that it isn’t police responsibility to remove the barricade, until it is ordered so by the politics.
In the meantime, in a press statement issued late on Wednesday, acting Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri referred to Wednesday’s actions in the north as removal of one of the barricades.
She thanked the European Union and other international partners for their maximum efforts to start finding solutions for the new barricades that were placed recently over Ibër River Bridge.
Mustafa: LDK will be part of joint caucus with AAK and Nisma
(Most monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
LDK leader Isa Mustafa met MPs of this party to discuss about creation of joint caucus with AAK and Nisma. Mustafa said that procedures for a single caucus will be done on Thursday. He said that creation of this joint caucus is allowed with procedures of Assembly’s regulation and laws.
In the meantime, AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj said that coalition that he is part of shall be the biggest caucus at the Assembly, and, as an outcome, it will have the right to get Assembly Speaker’s post and PM designate. He made these comments following a meeting with Bruno Maçaes, Portugal’s Secretary of State of European Affairs.
Registration of Assembly MPs started
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
PDK MPs were the first to start their registration as representatives of the people in the fifth Kosovo legislation. MPs of the party that came first in last elections continue to believe that they will be the biggest caucus and they will have the right to propose the candidate for Assembly Speaker’s post.
According to them, Kosovo laws and Constitution do not recognize post-electoral coalitions.
Zbogar: Europe is united about European path of Kosovo
(Klan Kosova, TV21)
The European Union Special Representative in Kosovo Samuel Zbogar said that irrespective to clear differences about Kosovo status, Europe is completely united when it comes to European path of Kosovo.
Zbogar said that there is still much to be done in Kosovo, adding that adoption of European standards is crucial.
