7 hours agoMP Shala: Recognising Serbian List Hard to Create Kosovo Armed Forces
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)The draft law on transforming the Kosovo Security Force into the Kosovo Armed Forces is expected to be brought to the Kosovo Assembly in April. But, when that can happen, even KSF Commission Chairman Haxhi Shala cannot answer exactly. He has said MPs have not yet [...]
He has declared that army creation in 2018 would be considered a major achievement of the Government of Kosovo, given the Serbian List's role in institutions.
The moment we have the government's legislative plan then we know when this law will be brought to the Assembly. But for me it's about 2018 to have the KSF's formal transformation into Armed Force. As our chairman has said, Kosovo has the Army, but not the formal part, on paper. Whatever the month of April and March, it is important to complete the process in 2018. In my opinion, if this is accomplished within the year it is a major achievement because it is not easy to recognize the role of the Serbian List in the Government of Kosovo “, it has stated for the indexonline.
Asked about the condition of the Serbian List for forming the Association of Serbian municipalities, Shala has said the Constitutional Court has handed down its ruling and it must be implemented.
The agreement is existing but it has undergone changes under the Constitution, so our institutions must respect the Constitutional Court's decision and we have nothing to continue on. No one dares overstep constitutional principles regardless of whether he is prime or whether he is. On the basis of the decision we must create that Association of Serbian municipalities”, he has said further.
As for the Army, Shala has added that this should not be on the negotiating table with Serbia. According to him, this topic belongs to Kosovo institutions and should not be dialogueed with Belgrade.
