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| Kosovo Serbs facing food shortages |
| 2011-08-03 |
| A trade embargo imposed by authorities in Pristina has led to severe shortages of food and medicine among ethnic Serbs living in northern Kosovo, media reports said on Sunday. Suppliers from Serbia have been unable to deliver bread and milk to the towns of Lesak, Leposavic and northern Mitrovica, the Belgrade-based Beta news agency reported. Shops in the towns were also on the verge of selling out of meat and sugar products and customers have been stockpiling flour and yeast, it added. Supplies of bottled water were also running low, while doctors at the main health center in the major town of Mitrovica expressed concern over shortages of medicine, the Beta said. Long queues could also be seen at petrol stations throughout northern Kosovo. But this is not Gaza, so who cares/ |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #4 Gad Pappy that must be the reason."imports' is an euphenism for smuggling. Harsh treatment for their own towns people. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-08-03 20:33 |
| #3 What are they trying to accomplish cutting off basic needs of these people. From the article: "[T]he mainly ethnic Albanian government in Pristina decided earlier this month to implement a new ban on imports from Serbia, as they suspected ethnic Serb officers of turning a blind eye. NATO peacekeepers subsequently took control of the border crossings, which have been effectively closed since Thursday." From other reports, "imports' is an euphenism for smuggling. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-08-03 20:21 |
| #2 Perhaps trying to prove that Northern Kosovo is more directly connected and dependent on Serbia than on the rest of Kosovo? Come on Kosovo, step and take care of your Northern Provinces.... |
| Posted by: tipover 2011-08-03 10:46 |
| #1 Albanians mix well with Muslims and Christians. Inter marriage of faiths are common. Why Pristina would block basic human needs from Serbia is my question. They say Serbs look the other way. What does that mean. Kosovo is a landlocked country. The UN is a buffer at the border with Serbia. What are they trying to accomplish cutting off basic needs of these people. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-08-03 10:14 |