Todic: Bahtiri’s appetite has grown, but he can only dream about his plans (TV Most)
CI SPD: Statement on possible war over Mitrovica irresponsible and dangerous (Danas)
Odalovic: Provocations cause disturbance among Serbs in Kosovo (RTV)
Vucic: There is nothing of the unification of Mitrovica (Serbian media)
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic told TV Pink in Davos, on the occasion of the request of Albanian councillors to unite the northern and southern parts of Mitrovica and the support given by Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, that this will not happen.
Vucic told Belgrade based TV Pink that he does not understand "neither what Thaci does, nor Ramush Haradinaj."
Srpska Lista: Bahtiri’s political performance for unification of Mitrovica (RTS, Tanjug)
Now Albanian wants to become mayor of "united" Mitrovica (B92, KoSSev)
Rakic: Works on bridge in progress, no conditions for opening yet (Tanjug, RTS)
The opening of the bridge on the Ibar is not on the agenda because the reconstruction is in progress, and the assessment is that along to the technical, and the security conditions were not met, says mayor of North Mitrovica Goran Rakic to Belgrade based agency Tanjug.
Bahtiri: Rakic doesn’t want a bridge opening ceremony (Telegrafi)
Mayor of Mitrovica, Agim Bahtiri, told RTV Dukagjini that everything is clear with regards to the administrative boundary between the Mitrovica and Mitrovica North municipalities and that there will be no dialogue on this issue. Speaking about the revitalization of the main Mitrovica bridge connecting the south and the north, Bahtiri said the only sticky issue involves the manner the bridge will be declared open. He said the EU wants to have an opening ceremony, a move which the Mayor of Mitrovica North, Goran Rakic, is against.
Minister Lluka and Mayor Bahtiri discuss Trepca mine problems (Koha)
Minister of Economic Development, Valdrin Lluka, said in a meeting with Mitrovica Mayor, Agim Bahtiri, that his goal is to turn the Trepca mining complex into Kosovo’s engine of economic development and employment. “We will get down to work right away and will establish a board for the [Trepca] enterprise to pave way for sustainable development,” Lluka said. The meeting was held at Mayor Bahtiri’s request who expressed his concerns over the state of public enterprises in the Mitrovica region.