Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Under-Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said authorities in unrecognized Kosovo should withdraw police from Serb-dominated areas to de-escalate tensions and then hold new municipal elections in which Serbs would participate. transmits Reuters. According to him, Pristina should take this step if it is to move towards the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance.
“If Kosovo wants to move towards Euro-Atlantic integration, it will have to form a union of Serb municipalities,” Escobar added, explaining that Pristina must give more autonomy to the Serbs so they can join the EU and NATO.
As the Foreign Ministry representative stated, this will happen one way or another, and the only question is whether the current government of Kosovo or the next leadership of the unrecognized region will take this step. He added that Serbia should ensure Serb participation in the new municipal elections.
Former President of Kosovo Vyosa Osmani, Pristina can hold New elections in Serb-majority municipalities if 20% of the voters sign a petition requesting them.