Milenkovic: Kurti's visit to the north disturbs citizens and causes even greater mistrust

Marko Milenkovic from the NGO "New Social Initiative" assessed that the visit of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti to the northern municipalities is problematic because it causes unrest among the Serbian population due to, as he says, a relationship of distrust and non-partner cooperation. Milenkovic emphasizes that Kurti's visit was not announced, and it is not clear what its purpose was.

"To be honest, the visit came unannounced, there was no prior notification or transparency up to the moment of the meeting and with whom Kurti is meeting and what the goals of that meeting are. Many details are missing. Even after the meeting in Leposavic, there is a lack of information regarding the purpose and goals of this visit. At this moment, speaking from the perspective of the citizens, I believe that such decisions and actions without prior announcement and transparent content and information about them only serve to unsettle citizens and are not conducive to a positive atmosphere on the ground. Citizens are worried by the recent decisions made by the Government in Pristina and their lives are endangered, primarily due to the decision regarding the dinar. There are also many decisions on the ground at the local level in the municipalities by representatives of those municipalities, who are illegitimate and therefore do not represent the citizens democratically," said Milenkovic for Kosovo Online.

He emphasized that such visits cause unrest among citizens.

He added that citizens are also disturbed by announcements about the population registration, due to potential penalties for non-participation in the process, but also because the population registration will include war damages.

"There is insufficient information about this. There is a general impression of lack of transparency from the authorities in Pristina towards the Serbian community. The relationship that has been established is one of distrust and non-partner cooperation. That's why I see this visit as problematic," Milenkovic concluded.