Representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday met with the Mayor of Mitrovica, Agim Bahtiri, to discuss the possibilities of returning of some of the displaced families from the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities currently living in Montenegro. Representatives of the UNHCR and Bahtiri agreed that after the data collection to start with the process of repatriation. Bahtiri said that the Municipality has supported this process by allocating some hectares of land for the repatriated families. “It is undeniable everyone’s right to return to the property where they had lived before. Also these families need to return and to live in their city and we welcome their interest to return, because we are interested for everyone to live in their property where they lived before,” Bahtiri said.
UNHCR: Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian families to return to their homes in Mitrovica (Koha)
- Published: 9 years ago on 09/09/2015
- By: eb
- Last Modified: September 9, 2015 @ 9:59 am
- Filed Under: Development/Humanitarian
- Tagged With: Development/Humanitarian, Koha Ditore, UNHCR
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