Mitrovica – Representatives of the five Albanian-inhabited neighborhoods in Mitrovica North, have issued a media statement accusing Prime Minister Isa Mustafa.

Representatives of the five Albanian-inhabited neighborhoods in Mitrovica North, have issued a media statement accusing Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Minister for Dialogue Edita Tahiri and Mitrovica South Mayor Agim Bahtiri, about the political, economic, and social and security situation in the north.

They argue that since Bahtiri took over leadership of the Mitrovica municipality, “investments, construction of houses and support for the residents of Mitrovica North came to a complete halt. In this regard, Mitrovica Mayor Agim Bahtiri not only failed to make a single step in offering support, but moreover his immature statements gave way to negative processes in the north, despite the fact that many processes in the north are not within his range of competencies”.

The representatives further argued that “while the Serbian side in Brussels is carefully looking at every detail, the Kosovo side and the negotiating team led by chief negotiator Edita Tahiri are making statements that do not correspond with the actual situation on the ground and they have no interest whatsoever in the details of the agreements and how they are being implemented in practice”.

On the recently-built wall in Mitrovica North, the representatives of northern Albanians said: “We are against the construction of walls and we call on Prime Minister Isa Mustafa to publish the detailed plan for the revitalisation of the bridge and to undertake all legal measures to emerge from this chaotic situation.

The Prime Minister has so far been indifferent vis-à-vis the political situation and developments in the north and he has not responded to a request for a meeting with the Albanian representatives and has left us in the mercy of fate. If the Prime Minister does not act, we will be forced to protest in front of the government about our dire political, economic, social and security situation”.