How could Kosovo be jeopardised by the post-Lilence to UN

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci long ago stressed that the process of dialogue must end with mutual recognition of the two states, but the final process of dialogue will be a difficult and compromise process. Kosovo authorities have stressed that at the end of the process, Kosovo should gain the seat at the United Nations Organisation (OKB).

On the other hand, Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, has repeatedly reiterated that dialogue should not end in such a way that the one party will win everything and the other side at the bottom of”.

Serbia's authorities, including political representatives of Kosovo Serbs, are consistently insisting that the Association of Serb majority municipalities should have executive competencies. Such competencies, as connoisseurs of political developments, imply another political entity and territorial autonomy for Kosovo Serbs.

Politologist Ramush Tahiri, speaking of Radio Free Europe, expresses the opinion that Kosovo should not enter into compromises with Serbia to secure the seat at the United Nations.

“does not start a compromise dialogue, but to resolve issues that are controversial. On this basis, there can also be talk to Serbia about Kosovo's internal issues, as if it is being talked about, because the compromise has been made at first. Also, it can be talked about the position of the Serb people in Kosovo because Serbia is interested in this issue and not other issues. However, each solution cannot be part of political deals or part of the obligation, but must be part of the will and in harmonisation with international conventions”, Tahiri stressed.

But, the other politician, Belul Beqa, tells Radio Free Europe that if, eventually, both sides -- Kosovo's and Serbia's -- see the compromise realizing both sides its goals, then it will be a very harmful compromise for Kosovo.

We must assess how much we can eventually gain with this compromise, which connects with Kosovo's membership in the United Nations Organisation. Those who think that this may be a kind of solution should realistically appreciate that such a compromise, perhaps more, in the long term, will damage the functionality of the state, than the state of Kosovo can eventually benefit from membership in the United Nations Organisation”, Beqa said.

Politologist Tahiri suggests that no compromise on the part of Kosovo, which would make the state dysfunctional, is worth the seat of the United Nations.

If the situation cannot make it better, we should not make it worse. Otherwise, if any new entity is created in Kosovo and the citizen base and balance of building the state of Kosovo breaks down, I think that then Kosovo, as a state, breaks down and goes on ethnic lines. This is not good for the Western Balkans, because there are other open issues, and it is not good for Kosovo's vision itself either”, Tahiri said.

Politicalologist Beqa agrees. According to him, Kosovo's eventual compromises towards Serbia do not even mean safe access to the United Nations.

As long as the issue of membership (in the UN) is not up to Kosovo or Serbia, it depends on those who are internationally a major obstacle to UN membership, such as Russia. So, we have to evaluate this option for real, as well as for priorities, but also the possible consequences of whether this is going to be a kind of ʹmodus viverimê in the continuation of the dialog”, Beqa stressed.

However, the authorities of both countries -- Kosovo and Serbia -- have recently hardened the political vocabulary, accusing each other of failing to meet the agreements reached so far in the Brussels dialogue. Recognitions of political developments have estimated that this very severity of rhetoric warns the parties' position on the eve of the start of the final process of dialogue.