Situation in north Kosovo extremely difficult - former N. Mitrovica mayor

BELGRADE - Former North Mitrovica Mayor Milan Radojevic said on Monday the situation in the north of Kosovo-Metohija was extremely difficult and that this had especially been the case since local Serbs left Pristina's institutions last November, and noted that no one in the international community was concerned about when Pristina's PM Albin Kurti would stop a repression against the Serbs.

Speaking to Pink TV, Radojevic said pressure by Kurti and his institutions was growing.

"We have been warning international representatives that the situation is difficult and that it was a matter of time when an individual would take justice in their own hands to protect their family. Srpska lista stands with its people and all decisions we will make will be made with the people," Radojevic said.

He said the appointment of Pristina's mayors in four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo-Metohija showed Kurti's true intentions.

"The new North Mitrovica mayor came in a bulletproof vehicle, which shows whether he belongs in North Mitrovica and the people. We are with the people, and we are determined to defend our way of life and institutions," he said.

He said Serbs in the north of Kosovo-Metohija had no intent of rapprochement with Pristina or South Mitrovica.

"We are just defending our way of life. Our ultimatum (that Kurti stop the repression by June 1) is an extremely forced move we were compelled to make. No one in the international community is wondering when Kurti will stop the repression, withdraw special forces and respect laws under which land owned by the Visoki Decani monastery should be returned to it. That is what their (Pristina's) constitutional court ordered seven years ago. It seems that the constitution need not be respected in that case," Radojevic said.