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The day before the meeting with Vucic, the three European leaders write to Kurt

2023-02-26 14:33:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The day before the meeting with Vucic, the three European leaders write to Kurt
Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Aleksandër Vucic and Albin Kurti

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz and the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, have welcomed the decision of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti to accept the proposal of the European Union for the normalization of relations, and have mentioned the great need to create of the conditions towards its finalization and implementation.

The three leaders made these statements in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Kurti, one day before his meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Brussels, under the mediation of the European Union.

The delegations of Kosovo and Serbia at the meeting mediated by high European officials in Brussels. Illustrative photo from the archive.

The EU envoy for dialogue, Miroslav Lajçak, has stated that at the February 27 meeting in Brussels, he expects the parties to agree on the deadlines for the implementation of the European proposal.

Publicly known as the Franco-German plan, the EU's proposal for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia is said to serve as a path towards the final agreement between the two countries.

Both Kosovo and Serbia have accepted the plan, but it has never been presented to the public.

In a draft seen by Radio Free Europe, recognition is not specifically mentioned, but equal rights for Kosovo and Serbia, respect for territorial integrity, inviolability of borders, recognition of state symbols and a special arrangement for the Serbian community in Kosovo.

"In the conclusions of February 9, the European Council expressed its support for this important agreement and at the same time called on Serbia and Kosovo to implement, fully and unconditionally, the obligations they have received in the framework of the dialogue, including the agreements of 2013 and 2015 to create the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority ", the European leaders said.

They have said that they expect that the EU proposal and the obligations arising from the dialogue process, mediated by the European bloc, will be discussed at the February 27 meeting.

Mentioning the importance of implementing agreements and achieving compliance, Macron, Scholz and Meloni have said that they are convinced that such progress benefits the citizens, as well as advancing Kosovo's path towards European integration.

Kosovo and Serbia have reached agreement on the Association in 2013 and then in 2015 on the principles for its establishment. In 2015, the Constitutional Court of Kosovo found that the agreement is not in full harmony with the Constitution.

Serbia demands that Kosovo implement the agreements reached, but the Government of Kosovo has declared against a mono-ethnic association.

Even the senior adviser of the US Department of State, Derek Chollet, stated on February 25 that he told the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, that now is the time to discuss the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority.

Kosovo and Serbia started negotiations mediated by the European Union in 2011. During this time, some 33 agreements were signed, but not all of them were implemented. Right now the two countries have different goals for the final agreement. Kosovo insists on mutual recognition, Serbia seeks a compromise solution./REL


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