President Thaci in Munich: We no longer have time to lose, neither we, nor Serbia

At this conference, he has talked about dialogue with Serbia, the independence of Kosovo, the European Union, etc.

Below, find the president's full speech:

Today I am very privileged to be among you, just the day we mark the 10th anniversary of the Kosovo State proclamation.

I had a great honour when on Sunday afternoon of February 17, 2008, as Kosovo Government Prime Minister, I read the Declaration of Independence.

This statement did not define Kosovo's status only. With it, we, as politicians and citizens of Kosovo, confirmed that we were making a state that would have real political and liberal and democratic European values. A state that will aim to be an integral part of the Atlantic Alliance and the European Union.

Zata, it couldn't happen differently: Kosovo's liberation and independence are true European and Western values.

Kosovo's liberation and state would not take place without an extraordinary partnership of Kosovo with the US and Europe.

The state of Kosovo has since been recognised by 115 states.

It has managed to mark progress in all possible directions. But for known reasons, the confession of Kosovo has not been assembled in full, we are not yet a member of the UN, while our journey to the EU is extremely complicated.

But Kosovo citizens know what they want, and we as leaders have no doubt what our leadership should be like as a state.

Kosovo is the most pro-European, pro-American and pro-Western state in the Balkans.

We are proud of that fact.

We are unique in Kosovo for this orientation.

But, we in Kosovo, in the last ten years, have faced the major consequences of the EU's lack of unity for the state of Kosovo.

23 EU member states have recognised Kosovo's independence, but five states have not.

If there was EU unity for Kosovo, if the EU had spoken in one voice, with a stance on Kosovo, I am convinced that the state of Kosovo would be a more stable and stable state.

Also, I am sure that in this case, we would already have normalised relations with Serbia in full, which would benefit Kosovo, Serbia and the entire region.

With an EU unity around Kosovo, with a greater commitment of the EU to integrate the last six Western Balkan states into the EU, I have the conviction that we today would not have to deal with this topic, which links the deadlocks in the EU enlargement process with Russia's recent progress in these parts of Europe.

But let's look forward, and show a political and diplomatic determination, which could exploit a new moment, which is being created on this side of the Balkans with the EU enlargement strategy, declared just a few days ago.

In this context, we like Kosovo are committed to concluding the dialogue with Serbia, to make the legally binding agreement with which Kosovo and Serbia, like two neighbouring states, would enter the unprecedented period in our common history, good neighbourly, why not friendship in a common European future.

We no longer have time to lose, neither we nor Serbia.

We in Kosovo want this year's successful epilogue of this dialogue, which with the legally binding Agreement, will be an extraordinary achievement for us, for the whole region, and for the whole of Europe.

Kosovo is ready to take the final step in this direction, because we know that this big deal with Serbia will be the upper race for the advancement of peace and stability in these parts of Europe.

Furthermore, this agreement will be the most European act in the region for years, if not longer.

I am hoping that in Brussels it will be understood as never before how important it is to reach this agreement, and what impact it will have on finalising the political and geographical map of the EU, with the involvement of six Western Balkan states.