North Kosovo courts status neutral

Source: Tanjug

PRISTINA - Courts in northern Kosovo will operate under Kosovo law, but will not be called courts of the Republic of Kosovo.

Courts in northern Kosovo will operate under Kosovo law, but will not be called courts of the Republic of Kosovo, Pristina daily Tribuna writes citing sources close to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
According to the source, the April 19 agreement covers the issue of second-instance courts but not basic courts.

Talks on the basic courts will continue in Brussels and it is expected that a solution will be found which will allow them to operate in accordance with Kosovo law and yet remain status neutral, writes the Albanian language newspaper.

Serbia insists that every institution which is created in the north be neutral to Kosovo's status. This position also has the support of EU facilitators since five member states do not recognize Kosovo, writes the Pristina daily.

Kosovo's Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci confirmed for Tribuna that the courts will continue to be discussed in Brussels, but claims the talks will focus on how they will be integrated into the Kosovo legal system.