"Local leaders responsible if new tensions arise"

KFOR commander Volker Halbauer has commented on the recent incidents in the multi-ethnic Brđani neighborhood in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica.

Izvor: Tanjug

Tuesday, 04.12.2012.

17:11

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KOSOVSKA MITROVICA KFOR commander Volker Halbauer has commented on the recent incidents in the multi-ethnic Brdjani neighborhood in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. The German general who heads the NATO troops in Kosovo said that "municipal presidents and community representatives will be responsible for any potential rise in tension, regardless of their ethnicity or party affiliation". "Local leaders responsible if new tensions arise" He told head of the southern, Albanian part of the Kosovska Mitrovica municipality Avni Kastrati he was very disappointed by what had happened in Brdjani. Halbauer reiterated that KFOR's role was not to determine the legal and political aspects of the activities related to construction and reconstruction in Kosovo, but that those activities should be managed in the spirit of reconciliation and dialogue. Everyone involved must refrain from actions that could raise tension, he told Kastrati, adding that KFOR would continue its mission to provide a safe environment and freedom of movement in a firm, calculated and unbiased fashion. Halbauer encouraged everyone involved to behave peacefully and with respect for all. Tanjug

"Local leaders responsible if new tensions arise"

He told head of the southern, Albanian part of the Kosovska Mitrovica municipality Avni Kastrati he was very disappointed by what had happened in Brđani.

Halbauer reiterated that KFOR's role was not to determine the legal and political aspects of the activities related to construction and reconstruction in Kosovo, but that those activities should be managed in the spirit of reconciliation and dialogue.

Everyone involved must refrain from actions that could raise tension, he told Kastrati, adding that KFOR would continue its mission to provide a safe environment and freedom of movement in a firm, calculated and unbiased fashion.

Halbauer encouraged everyone involved to behave peacefully and with respect for all.

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