Kosovo’s minister without portfolio and chief negotiator in the EU-facilitated dialogue with Belgrade, Edita Tahiri, said that delays in the start of works for revitalization of the Iber River main bridge in Mitrovica are unjustifiable and possible further delays will only increase tensions. In an interview for RTV Dukagjini, Tahiri said she was disappointed with the EU for postponing the works for 48 hours after they were initially planned to begin on 15 October. The postponement was justified with the need for the municipalities of Mitrovica, the north and south, to find a mutually acceptable solution on the inter-municipal administrative borderline. Tahiri however said that the municipalities’ borders have already been defined in the Ahtisaari’s status proposal and the mayors will have to respect Kosovo laws.