17 minutes agoThe “Pristina 2018” fair promotes companies from Serbia, Kosovo producers react
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Through a media statement, the Kosovo Manufacturers Club expresses dissatisfaction with how Kosovo tax-payers' money is being used in promoting Serbian companies in Kosovo, at the Serbian fair “Pristina 2018x1>, which Kosovo's Economic Oda organises, broadcasts Koha.net, respectively. The statement adds that 19 years after the war ended, no Kosovo company [...]
The statement adds that 19 years after the end of the war, no Kosovo company has been invited or participated in any fair in Serbia. While at Kosovo's leading international fair of 174 companies participating, over 50 percent are from Serbia.
For the Kosovo Producers Club, this is unacceptable when all the difficulties confronting Kosovo producers are taken into account in relation to the discouraging policies of the Serbian state. The difficulties, which are many that start with numerous tariff and non-tariff barriers, blocking Kosovo producers in their trade within Serbian territory, blocking the transitor of Kosovo producers who trade through Serbia, and also if they fail to implement the electricity agreement, respectively, in blocking Serbia's relationship with Intercorction.
In addition, the daily aggression that the Serbian state committed in denying Kosovo's citizenship and continuing efforts by the Serbian state against Kosovo's interests must be added here.
For the Kosovo Producers Club, it is unacceptable how such a significant space is being given the promotion of Serbian companies on the Kosovo market, where at the same fair there have been very few guests from the ranks of Kosovo producers for participation.
In the end, the Kosovo Producer Club invites all Kosovo companies participating in this fair to boycott this fair in protest.
