The municipality of North Mitrovica officially has a new mayor. Erden Atiq, from the Vetëvendosje Movement, was sworn in today in the Municipal Assembly to take office as chairman under strict security measures.

After the oath, the Kosova flag was placed in the building of the North Mitrovica Municipality. The extraordinary local elections were held on April 23, a process that was boycotted by Serbs in the area.

In a joint statement, the five Quint countries, which include the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Italy, call on all actors in the region to work together towards a solution that ensures sustainable representative democracy in these municipalities. Therefore, the NATO mission in Kosova, KFOR, has announced that it will monitor the situation and maintain a high level of readiness of its units to ensure for any possible scenario.

/k.s/