New Bridge, Mitrovica

Drecun: Opening of Ibar bridge part of plan to occupy north Kosovo

BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian parliamentary committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun said on Thursday an initiative to open a Kosovska Mitrovica bridge on the Ibar River to traffic was a part of preparations to occupy the north of Kosovo.

In an appearance on Pink TV, Drecun said the occupation was being planned by Pristina's PM Albin Kurti.

Jokey Video Wants US to Put North Kosovo 'First'

"America first, but North Kosovo ahead of Kosovo," is the slogan of a new satirical video made in the northern, Serb-run part of Kosovo - playing on US President Donald Trump's election slogan of "America First".

"We have two governments, both claim the right to possess us, yet no one really cares about us," the video, meaning Serbia and Kosovo.

Mogherini: Reopening of Mitrovica Bridge Important for Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue

The successful resolution of all issues related to the reopening of the Mitrovica Bridge between Serbia and Kosovo is a crucial step forward in Belgrade-Pristina negotiations on regional cooperation, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Sunday.