The spokesperson of the European Union (EU), Peter Stano, has warned Kosovo that it risks remaining "alone and backward" if it does not listen to its friends and allies, after its recent actions in the north of the country with a Serbian majority.

"We have nothing to say on this topic of reopening the bridge. I can only remind for all those who have trouble listening and understanding that all friends and allies of Kosovo [EU, USA, NATO and Great Britain] have clearly and unequivocally said that it is in the interest of Kosovo to listen to friends and allies, otherwise there is a risk that she will remain alone and be left behind", said Stano, reports REL.

The government of Kosovo announced at the beginning of August its intentions to open the bridge over the Ibër river for vehicle traffic, which divides Mitrovica in the south with an Albanian majority and in the north with a Serbian majority, despite all the opposition from the USA, EU- here are the places of QUINT.

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Earlier this week, the American ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, said in an interview with Radio Free Europe that there is a real risk that the opening of the bridge in Mitrovica at this time could affect the safety of NATO soldiers, including the american ones.

He said that he hopes that the Government of Kosovo will listen to their request.

On Thursday, the president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, said that Kosovo must ensure that the bridge in the north is opened in a way that does not provoke conflict with the country's allies, nor the increased presence of the NATO mission in Kosovo, KFOR.

Asked about the criticism of the Government officials and the president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, towards the bloc - which has called for the bridge issue to be discussed in dialogue with Serbia in Brussels - Stano said that it has nothing to do with any new agreement. , but with the implementation of what was previously achieved for the bridge.

"I can also repeat what we have advised Pristina on a number of occasions: Good governance means approaching and engaging the communities affected by specific decisions. To deal with the issue of the bridge within the dialogue facilitated by the EU, means to discuss the modalities of the implementation of the agreement reached for the bridge and not a new agreement", he added.

In the framework of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, the parties agreed in 2014 that the bridge should be opened for traffic, but this has never been realized in practice. Only one side of it is open for pedestrians.