UNMIK/PR/1769
PRISTINA – Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG) Farid Zarif today strongly condemned the shooting incidents that occurred yesterday in the northern part of Mitrovicë/Mitrovica, as a result of which one person died and two others were injured.
“Any act of violence is completely unacceptable and should not be tolerated. I call on the competent authorities as well as EULEX to launch a full investigation into all of the circumstances relating to the incident and bring to justice the perpetrators" Mr. Zarif said.
While the circumstances remains to be determined, the SRSG stated:
“The use of violence in any context is unacceptable and could threaten Kosovo’s peace and stability.”
“The International Community expects all Kosovo people to exercise calm and restraint, and to conduct themselves within the rule of law" he concluded.
