2 hours agoMerkel's government calls on Kosovo: Stop the tax, worry about tensions in the Balkans
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has called for the Republic of Kosovo to stop the trade struggle with Serbia, signalling that Europe is concerned about new tensions in the Balkans that affect the long-year effort for reconciliation. “The issue for which we have no understanding is to set a 100 percent tax from [...]
“The issue of which we have no consensus at all is the establishment of a 100 per cent tax from Kosovo on Serbia's products”, Merkel government spokesman Stephen Seibert said during a news conference in Berlin on Wednesday, writes ãoBloomberg.
He has also said Germany would prefer that Serbia allow the Republic of Kosovo to join INTERPOL.
As for the idea of exchanging territories between Kosovo and Serbia remains unchanged.
It has stressed that the territorial integrity of all Western Balkan countries is extremely important”, Seibert reported.
Germany, however, will support a stable reciprocal agreement between the two sides.
“We hope that both sides will return quickly to dialogue”, Merkel government spokesman added.
He has also called for both sides to avoid any escalation of the situation.
