The former director of the Trepca mining complex, Ferat Shala, urged the opposition parties not to politicize this enterprise. He said that Trepca issue cannot be resolved in the streets, but in Kosovo institutions by hiring experts to do so. According to Shala, Trepca should not be discussed in any way with Belgrade. “Trepca mining complex should not be a topic of discussion in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue. Kosovo shouldn’t discuss its properties with anyone,” said Shala. He said that it is necessary to establish a professional body, which would deal with legal and economic problems of Trepca. Shala said that Trepca should separate partly from the Kosovo Privatization Agency (KPA). He stated that the process of recovery that Trepca requires is a period of at least three years. Despite the challenges that Kosovo faced, he said that it have managed to preserve most important parts of Trepca.