Unrecognized Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Belgrade and Pristina could agree on normalizing relations in the current 2023. transmits Euractiv. According to him, the relevant agreement is necessary for the Kosovo side.
“We need the normalization of relations and this can be achieved with mutual recognition as a central element. Of course, the goal is to make this deal this year. Kurti continues to discuss the enforcement mechanism, international guarantees and the what, how and when order of time and it will not be easy at all,” said Kurti.
As the Prime Minister of Kosovo pointed out, the new EU proposal on the Kosovo issue will deal with “national minorities” and universal concepts such as independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty in the introduction. He added that the agreement was encouraging.
“We must be very careful not to enter into agreements that fail the human rights test of the constitution of a democratic and republican order, but we must also remember that there are national minorities all over the Balkans,” Kurti said. .
Zivadin Jovanovic, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), previously announced the negotiation plan of France and Germany between Serbia and Kosovo. ultimatum demands From Belgrade to recognize the independence of the unrecognized republic.