Raspberry farmers call off protest because of Kosovo

Raspberry farmers in Zlatibor and Moravica districts today temporarily called off their protests because of the situation in northern Kosovo.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 16.09.2011.

12:30

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Raspberry farmers in Zlatibor and Moravica districts today temporarily called off their protests because of the situation in northern Kosovo. They planned to block roads in western Serbia. Raspberry farmers call off protest because of Kosovo Their representative, Dobrivoje Radovic, said the decision was made as an expression of solidarity with the Serb people exposed to the Kosovo Albanian authorities' unilateral actions. Radovic said the association he heads this morning organized a brief blockade of a road near the town of Pozega, to then call on the farmers and those who supported their protest to "temporarily desist from radicalizing it". He noted that the farmers would "patiently wait until October 5" for the problems to be solved, and then decide on their future moves. The raspberry farmers started their mass protest by blocking roads on September 10. They are demanding higher prices for their produce, and more subsidies from he government. (Beta, file)

Raspberry farmers call off protest because of Kosovo

Their representative, Dobrivoje Radović, said the decision was made as an expression of solidarity with the Serb people exposed to the Kosovo Albanian authorities' unilateral actions.

Radović said the association he heads this morning organized a brief blockade of a road near the town of Požega, to then call on the farmers and those who supported their protest to "temporarily desist from radicalizing it".

He noted that the farmers would "patiently wait until October 5" for the problems to be solved, and then decide on their future moves.

The raspberry farmers started their mass protest by blocking roads on September 10. They are demanding higher prices for their produce, and more subsidies from he government.

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