00:00Police authorities in Kosovska Mitrovica, northern Kosovo, say at least four people
00:05were arrested in a part of the divided city dominated by Serbs following the visit of
00:11Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Monday.
00:14Serbian democracy leader Aleksandar Asenjevic was arrested and detained by the police.
00:20The latest comes amid the closure of two of the four border crossings with Serbia after
00:25protesters blocked the road and prevented motorists with Kosovo documents from passing
00:30through.
00:31We have an agreement now.
00:32The agreement must be respected.
00:33The agreement must be implemented.
00:34But Belgrade does not recognize the agreement it has recognized.
00:35Because now they have seen that the great Serbian ideology…
00:52Northern Kosovo, with a predominantly ethnic Serb population, has long been a flashpoint
00:58of tensions between Pristina and Belgrade.
01:01The latest have been ongoing for weeks over the option of opening the bridge on the Iba
01:06River.
01:07Any decision in this respect must be taken through dialogue and in timely and effective
01:15coordination with the international community.
01:18Serbian activists say they want Kosovo police officers withdrawn from the city.
01:24Some have also demanded that KFOR, the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo, assume control
01:29over the northern region.
01:32The two closed crossings are in Kosovo's north.
01:35Serbian authorities say they will respond to Prime Minister Albin Kurti's actions by
01:40Friday, which they consider provocations.
01:44They have also said they are ready to continue the dialogue in Brussels in the hope to join
01:49the EU bloc.
01:51Both sides have an uneasy relationship.
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