Rasim Selmanaj, mayor of Decan and member of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) has announced he will soon resign from his current post as take on an MP seat in the new composition of the Kosovo Assembly. “I will hand in my resignation by Friday”, Selmanaj said adding that his post will be exercised by his deputy, Sami Cacaj, until local elections take place in October.
Web portal KoSSev reported today about the statement of the Association of historians ''Ali Hadri'' concerning the Visoki Dečani monastery and the property issue.
If by April 21 the Kosovo Government does not withdraw the decision of the Agency for Privatization on declaring the property of companies "APIKO" and "Illyria" as a particular national treasure, association of historians "Ali Hadri" shall block the roads towards the monastery of Visoki Dečani.
Several hundred locals in the west of Kosovo protested against a court ruling that confirmed the rights of the Serbian Orthodox monastery at Decani to 24 hectares of disputed land.