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- June 14, 2026 19:19
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From a family party in Montenegro, Husnija Bešković was returning to his home in Peja at the weekend.
He made the last part of the way on foot, as the crossing is blocked by four concrete pyramids, which, in addition to obstructing traffic, also mark the border between Kosovo and Montenegro.
Born in Plav and a resident of Peja, Beshkovic says that the lack of a border crossing in Çakorr and the lack of road maintenance by Kosovo have made it more difficult to connect with his hometown.
On the Montenegro side, the road is paved.
"If it weren't for these, we say, pyramids, I would come every day. But, for 27 years these pyramids have been here, these blockades, we call pyramids, they have truly blocked us economically, family-wise, and they have blocked us on all sides with these pyramids," said Beshkovic.
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The road connects Peja with Plav.
The segment that passes through the Rugova Gorge is paved until the village of Kuqishte, while the last two kilometers, up to the border with Montenegro, are unpaved.
According to Bešković, the lack of circulation is gradually weakening the connections between people on both sides of the border.
"Not only me, but Peja, Deçan, Plava, Gucia, we have family ties, traditional ties, economic ties, and all these ties are thinning day by day," he said.
Agron Nikqi from Shtupeqi i Madh also states that the opening of a border crossing in Qakorr would bring benefits to the residents of the 16 villages of Rugova.
"This is a stagnation of the rapid development of our region because tourists are not circulating, family members are not circulating, friends and nephews and uncles who are connected from Plava, Gucia, Vuthaj are not moving to that part where the nephews and uncles connected to this part of ours are," said Nikqi.
In April, residents of Rugova, Plavë, and Gucia protested on both sides of the border, demanding the road be made operational.
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KOHA has sent questions to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Government regarding the reasons for not establishing a border crossing point in Çakorr and whether there are plans to open one. As of Sunday, it has not received a response.
According to Virtyt Gacaferri, who runs a mountain tourism company, the opening of this crossing point would create an important tourist corridor and bring significant economic benefits to both countries.
"The opening of this border would open a very beautiful gorge for motorcyclists, for cyclists, whether with electric bicycles or normal bicycles, which will be Peja-Çakorr, a very beautiful road, then Plava would be visited with a very beautiful lake and then it would be connected to Albania with the Vërmosh-Shkodër road, which is a phenomenal road. It will be a unique experience for motorcyclists and cyclists," said Gacaferri.
Currently, only the Kullë-Rozhajë border crossing operates between Kosovo and Montenegro.
To travel from Peja to Plav through this pass, it takes about 120 kilometers.
Opening a border crossing at Çakorr would shorten the distance by approximately 50 kilometers.
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