The Minister for Communities and Returns and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kosovo Government in resignation, Dalibor Jevtic, believe that the issue of "Trepca" probably will be tackled within the framework of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, KIM radio reports on Friday.
The government adopted this week a draft of the Trepca Statute and forwarded it to the Kosovo Assembly for consideration.
Language barriers, incorrect translation of laws and insufficient number of interpreters are still the biggest issues affecting the work of the judiciary in the north of Kosovo, six months after implementation of the Agreement on Judiciary, Kontakt plus radio reported.
Taking into consideration that everything started from a scratch, the efficiency is expected at a later stage, given good mutual cooperation.
“The March 26 incident in northern Kosovo points to the need to continue the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in order to solve the problems in a constructive way,” said Piers Cazalet, NATO Deputy Spokesperson, denying that NATO “assessed” the procedure of Djuric’s visit to Mitrovica North, RTS reported.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke over the phone with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Tanjug news agency reported.
President Vucic in details informed President Erdogan about incidents and attacks Pristina authorities carried out in the north of Kosovo and presented all the facts that preceded it, Tanjug further reported.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spoke yesterday over the phone with USA State Department Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, Serbian media reported referring to a press announcement posted on the President’s website.
“In a long and open talks, the President Vucic and USA official Mitchell exchanged stances over a brutal attack against the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric, that happened on Monday in the north of Kosovo and Metohija,” the press statement reads.
This morning in Mitrovica North was peaceful, and normal activities took place, but outrage and anger can be felt over the arrest of Director of the Office of Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric and the behaviour of the members of the Kosovo Police, reports portal Insajder.
In place Rudare, nearby the cross, the main road Pristina - Raska continues to be blocked. Two trucks prevent the traffic on the road. People use alternative directions.
President of the Serbian List Goran Rakic told RTS that he will consider further participation in the Kosovo government. Morning is smarter than the evening, we will make a wise decision, we will be guided by the interests of citizens, Rakic says.
The deputy commander of Kosovo police in the north has denied that a special unit, "Rosu," had been deployed to this area, KoSSev website is reporting Monday.
According to Besim Hoti, an intervention police unit from the same region was sent to carry out "the operative plan" to ban the planned arrival of several Serbian officials to the territory of the self-proclaimed state.
Representatives of several Serb non-governmental organizations from Kosovo discussed today in a debate organized in Caglavica whether reactions and condemnations from the civil society have an effect, KIM Radio reported.
Centre for Peace and Tolerance Director, Nenad Maksimovic said “it became politically incorrect to speak out and publicly criticize representatives of the authorities, being it on local or central level, with an opportunism prevailing which is the worst thing.”
Chief of the Regional Police Operations in Mitrovica North, Zeljko Bojic told Kontakt plus radio that the security situation in the northern municipalities is stable and calm.
Bojic noted that 95 serious crime cases were registered in the north of Kosovo in 2017, and out of this number, 71 cases are resolved, which makes almost 75 percent. Regional investigative unit dealt with these cases.