Kosovo has not yet officially announced Montenegro's ratification of demarcation

Despite the March 21st Kosovo Assembly of this year ratifying the Agreement on Demarketing, in Montenegro's Government they say they have rejected any official announcement from Kosovo institutions.

In a response to Radio Free Europe, Montenegro's Government says the agreement on the state border between Montenegro and Kosovo comes into force on the day of receiving the latest written announcement sent through diplomatic channels through which the parties inform each other of the outcome of their domestic legal procedures.

We expect the Republic of Kosovo will officially inform Montenegro of the completion of its internal procedures needed for the entry into force of this agreement, given that the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo has adopted the Law for ratification of the” agreement, the Montenegrin Government's response reported.

The announcement procedure is envisioned with the agreement Kosovo's Parliament voted on.

Article 12 of the agreement says it goes into effect but as soon as the parties announce each other the outcome of internal procedures.

For the fact that Montenegro has not yet been announced, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj's office has said the move is a procedural issue.

The prime minister's office has told Radio Europe free that the Foreign Affairs Minister must carry out this process.

Organisation director “Arise”, Arton Demhajae recalls the fact that the problem created with this agreement had blocked Kosovo for three years.

While Montenegro's lack of communication or non-announcement, according to Demhaesit, represents the inconsistencies of Kosovo institutions.

“We like Kosovo have been forced to cross the demarcation agreement so that immediately we can start with revision procedures, reportedly, even in the agreement signed by the two presidents meaning that Kosovo immediately announces the Montenegrin Government that the deal has been ratified. After that, the joint commission of the two governments that will do the review of the border line again to see if there have been mistakes or not, so that this border line can finally be established”, Demhaja said.

Following the entry into force of this agreement, the State Commissions for State Borders between Montenegro and Kosovo, under the agreement signed by the presidents of both countries, is expected to form a joint working body that will be responsible for conducting state border demarcation between the two states.

Kosovo and Montenegro have signed the demarcation agreement in Vienna, Austria, in 2015. But until its ratification in the Assembly, Kosovo passes through various riots.

At the time, the opposition rejected demarcation through protests and tear gas in the Assembly.

This agreement was transformed into one of Kosovo's main conditions for visa liberalisation and was not voted into MPs until Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and his Montenegrin counterpart, Filip Vujanovic, issued a joint statement that envisions revision and improvement of eventual errors.