The Chairman of the Kosovo Government Commission on Missing Persons, Andin Hoti, expects that this year they will return for excavations in Batajnica. Even though the Serbian side has not given a date when the works can start, he considers that there is a large number of mortal remains in that location. Kosovo has sent about 20 requests to Serbia, as Hoti adds, for excavations in the territory of this country.

According to him, they are currently evaluating the terrain near Novi Pazar. In an interview for KosovaPress, Hoti repeats the request for full access to the archives of the 37th brigade of the Yugoslav army, as he adds that he has also sent a letter to the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic

Within this year, excavations have been made in 14 locations in the territory of Kosovo.

Hoti hopes that with pressure they will be able to return this year for excavations in Batajnica.

Despite the insistence and numerous requests sent to the Serbian side, Hoti emphasizes that Serbia is not providing information about the missing persons.

The Chairman of the Kosovo Government Commission on Missing Persons, Andin Hoti, says that Kosovo has needed ten years for excavations in two locations in Serbia.

August 30 marks the International Day of the Disappeared, where over 1,600 people are still considered missing from the last war in Kosovo. /Sh. Pajaziti/