Selimi comments Haradinaj's statement on Kosovo's NATO membership in 2020

Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj at the NATO conference held in Pristina this week has talked about Kosovo's membership in this organisation.

According to him, Kosovo can complete this process in 2020 since it is working hard on forming the Army. This statement by the prime minister, MP from the Vetevendosje Movement ranks, Rex Selimi has named it a highly optimistic “”.

Commission envoy for the KSF has said that unless Serbia's influence is removed through the Serb List in Kosovo's statehood, no deadlines can be discussed.

The prime minister's <x0). But we're forgetting we're at the end of 2017 and by 2020 it's been a little over two years, but it's important that we be on that course. I'm not talking about terms, I'm talking about direction. When we're on our own, we can talk about deadlines. But, we cannot talk about it without removing the barrier of statehood coming from Serbia to Kosovo”, he has said.

As far as standards are met, the MP has said Kosovo, like the countries of the region, could meet them and join NATO. But Selimi has indicated that the Government of Kosovo should be aware that it is serious to prevent the role of the Serbian List.

“For what Kosovo and its Army offer, we could meet all criteria to be a NATO member, even in the geostrategic field as well. But, until NATO membership, the Government of Kosovo must be aware that it has a very serious obstacle, and this is the Serbian List as the Serbian Government's puppet in Kosovo. Of course, meeting the criteria and conditions are needed to be a NATO member, but Kosovo could do as Albania, Montenegro, did. So, it is still remaining for the Government of Kosovo to remove Serbia's deermining influence through the Serbian List in Government and Parliament”, it has said further about “Indexline”

He has added that although Kosovo is a partner of NATO and KFOR's KFOR partner, as the cause of the Serbian List is continuing to lack formal membership.