Kosovo President Justina Shiroka Pula has met today with mayors, with whom she has discussed the work, achievements and challenges facing municipalities in the country.

During the meeting, mayors congratulated Shiroka Pula for taking office with the President and expressed their support for him.

According to the presidency’s announcement, Shiroka Pula has stressed the importance of local government, naming it the level of closer governance with citizens.

She has said municipalities are the first door where citizens seek solutions for their problems, and that at this very level they see the functioning of institutions every day and the responsibility they show.

The president has also estimated that municipalities constitute a bridge between citizens and central-level institutions.

Shiroka Pula has assured the mayors that they will have its support within constitutional and institutional competencies.

She has pledged that in meetings with representatives of other states, international institutions and development partners, she will present the potential of Kosovo municipalities.

Similarly, it has indicated that it will engage in attracting foreign investment and creating new opportunities for financing municipal projects by international donors.

Source Layer: Dukeagini