No agreement between Serbian Railways, UNMIK

After a dispute lasting several days, UNMIK and Serbian Railways met in Belgrade yesterday. However, no agreement was reached. No agreement between Serbian Railways, UNMIK At yesterday’s meeting of the two sides, no agreement was reached as to who was in charge of the railways in the north of Kosovo. Serbian Railways Managing Director Milanko Sarancic told B92 that UNMIK officials had to inform their mission chief, Joachim Ruecker, of the company’s demands to run traffic in the north of the province. “We expect them to accept this in the next few days if they respect our justified reasons, as it then allows us to increase the number of passenger trains and introduce freight trains, given the growing need for the transport of goods to develop at a greater intensity in Kosovo,“ Sarancic explained. According to the Serbian Railways managing director, the company’s employees have terminated their contracts with UNMIK railways, meaning that there is no chance of UNMIK running traffic in the north of Kosovo. He said that Serbian Railways had begun checking lines in the north of the province, as “UNMIK has not maintained the lines properly for nine years.“ Milanko Sarancic (FoNet)

No agreement between Serbian Railways, UNMIK

At yesterday’s meeting of the two sides, no agreement was reached as to who was in charge of the railways in the north of Kosovo.

Serbian Railways Managing Director Milanko Šarančić told B92 that UNMIK officials had to inform their mission chief, Joachim Ruecker, of the company’s demands to run traffic in the north of the province.

“We expect them to accept this in the next few days if they respect our justified reasons, as it then allows us to increase the number of passenger trains and introduce freight trains, given the growing need for the transport of goods to develop at a greater intensity in Kosovo,“ Šarančić explained.

According to the Serbian Railways managing director, the company’s employees have terminated their contracts with UNMIK railways, meaning that there is no chance of UNMIK running traffic in the north of Kosovo.

He said that Serbian Railways had begun checking lines in the north of the province, as “UNMIK has not maintained the lines properly for nine years.“