Kosovo PM Kurti: Vucic rejected my generous offer
Kosovo Prime Minister Kurti, in his Twitter post, referring to Russia’s involvement in the agreement process, said: “The President of Serbia rejected my generous proposal for self-government (Association of Serb Municipalities) prepared for the Serbs of Kosovo”. he made statements.
Kurti and Vucic agreed to an agreement that would normalize relations between the two countries in the negotiations that lasted for about 12 hours in Ohrid, North Macedonia, under the mediation of the European Union (EU), but they did not sign the text of the agreement. .
The 11-point agreement that will normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which was publicly announced, does not oblige Serbia to recognize Kosovo’s independence, but requires both countries to recognize each other’s official documents and symbols, including passports, diplomas and license plates. registration. . Kosovo is required to establish a “Union of Serb Municipalities” which will have self-governing rights in settlements where the majority of Serbs in the country live.
The parties also demand the implementation of all the articles that were agreed upon in the dialogue process between the two countries that began in 2011 but could not be put into practice.
THE KFOR COMMANDER MEETS WITH THE HEAD OF THE GENERAL STATE OF SERBIA
Angelo Michele Ristuccia, Commander of the NATO Peacekeeping Force in Kosovo (KFOR), also met Serbian Chief of General Staff Milan Mojsilovic in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
In a written KFOR statement on the meeting, it was noted that Ristuccia and Mojsilovic discussed the security and cooperation implications of the positive outcome of the Ohrid meeting on March 18.
SERBIA-KOSOVO RELATIONS
The EU demands that Kosovo and Serbia reach a final agreement that can solve the problems between the two countries for the progress of the integration process in the Union.
Although Kosovo is recognized as an independent state by 117 countries, it is described as one of Europe’s “frozen conflict” regions due to ongoing ethnic tensions in the north and its inability to become a member of the United Nations.
Serbia considers Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence in 2008, as its territory.
Serbia and Kosovo, which clash periodically, are trying to find a common path for the normalization of relations and eventually for the two countries to get to know each other, within the framework of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Process started in 2011 under the mediation of the EU .
The EU High Representative for Foreign Relations and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, announced that a verbal agreement had been reached between Kosovo and Serbia as part of the high-level meeting of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue held in Ohrid, North Macedonia, On March 18th. (AA)