TIRANA, August 25 – The municipality of North Mitrovica postponed the action for the removal of Serbian institutions from its facility in the Bosniak Quarter, Radio Free Europe reported based on several sources close to the local authorities.
The reasons for this decision, for now, are not clear.
The Office for Kosovo of the Government of Serbia, the Directorate of the Pension and Invalid Insurance Fund, the Administrative District of Mitrovica of Kosovo and the Center for Social Work from Vushtrri have been located in that facility for a long time. On August 22, the municipal inspectorate asked them to vacate the facility within three days, because they did not submit documents or contracts for its use.
The municipal authorities said that the building is their property and that it must be vacated due to some “works”. But, in a statement to Radio Free Europe, they did not specify what kind of work it is about.
The Government of Kosovo did not want to comment on this decision of the North Mitrovica Municipality on the grounds that it is a “local issue”. However, the American Embassy in Pristina told Radio Free Europe on August 23 that it has advised both the Government of Kosovo and the mayors of municipalities with a Serbian majority in the north to “refrain from taking any action that could increase tension” in the area. /argumentum.al
