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Vucic addresses the people: Why didn't I sign the annex to the agreement with Kosovo

2023-03-19 13:07:13Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Vucic addresses the people: Why didn't I sign the annex to the agreement

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has said that he did not sign the annex for the implementation of the Agreement for the normalization of relations with Kosovo, "because Serbia is an internationally recognized state, while Kosovo is not" therefore, according to him, an agreement cannot be reached international legal agreement.

He spoke before the people on March 19, discussing the meeting he held in Ohrid with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, the day before, under the mediation of European negotiators.

Also present in Ohrid was the American envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, who also commented on Saturday's developments as positive.

"No one can impose on Serbia the obligation to recognize Kosovo. Serbia can work on implementation, up to the red lines", he said.

Vucic said a day ago in Ohrid that a kind of agreement was reached, but he did not sign anything.

He said that progress was achieved through a constructive discussion.

The chief diplomat of the European Union, Josep Borell, has said on March 18 that although the parties have decided not to officially sign the agreement, they have agreed to start its implementation as soon as possible.

"It is clear that both sides will benefit greatly from this agreement, because the dialogue is not only because of Kosovo and Serbia, but it is about the stability, security and prosperity of the entire region", said the chief diplomat of EU.

The 11-article agreement, made public on February 27, does not oblige Serbia to recognize Kosovo, but requires both countries to accept each other's documents and symbols, including passports, diplomas and license plates.

It also asks the parties to implement all the agreements reached so far in the dialogue for the normalization of relations, including the one for the formation of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority in Kosovo, which the Government in Pristina has rejected until now, on the grounds that it could endanger the functionality of the state.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said that the reconciliation reached in Ohrid is "de facto mutual recognition" of Kosovo and Serbia.

Asked by journalists if he will allow the formation of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority, he said that it is about "an adequate level of self-management of the Serbian community" and "not about self-government".

With the mediation of the EU and the support of the USA, the two countries have been in negotiations for the normalization of relations since 2011.

They have reached dozens of agreements, but most of them have not been implemented and the parties have blamed each other for the stalemate. /REL

 


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