The embassies of the Quint countries and the European Union in Prishtina have called on the Serbian List and all other parties that have called for a boycott of the vote to replace the mayor in northern Kosovo to reconsider their positions and, as they say, to fully utilize the democratic means available.

The embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the EU Office in Prishtina confirm in a joint statement that, in accordance with its legal requirements, Kosovo will hold a vote to dismiss the mayor on April 21 in four municipalities in northern Kosovo.

They confirmed that the elections of April 23 last year did not provide a long-term political solution for the four municipalities and that the representative administration in the north will be renewed when elections are held for municipal mayors with the active participation of all communities.

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