a minute agoHaziri's idea of exchange of territories clashes Haradinaj's Thaci
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Republika President Hashim Thaci has for the first time publicly acknowledged the possibility of sharing territories with Serbia. Commenting on Lutfi Haziri's request to exchange the Presevo Valley with the North, the president has promised to deal seriously with the idea. On the other hand, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj called it the day before [...]
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has hit Lutfi Haziri days ago, calling him a joker about the fact that he often speaks of exchange of territories between Kosovo and Serbia. And the reason Haziri does that, according to Haradinaj, is about electoral issues.
According to Haradinaj, Haziri only does so for the votes of Albanian Valley residents who have been displaced in Gjilan. But, otherwise, President Hashim Thaci thinks. He at a news conference held today has suggested that he will consider this option of Lutfi Haziri and that he will handle it seriously. And actually, for something like this, it's been a long time for people of the academic world to talk about. Even Kosovo academics. Political leaders in Kosovo, Presevo Valley. I listen carefully to every statement by political leaders. I appreciate Mr. Haziri. I have to listen carefully as it's clearly highlighted and build my opinion”, Thaci said, today at a news conference, for the media.
So that's why I'm going to look into it and understand every political leader's concern. ”, he added. Thaci has thus given indicators that the issue of exchange or partition of Kosovo could be on the negotiating table. But he has thus hit Haradinaj almost directly, who attacked Haziri for these ideas, suggesting that partitioning Kosovo means war. “Luta is a joker to get the votes of Anamorawa Preservs. He keeps this topic alive in succession only for electoral purposes”, Haradinaj has declared, sends out Telegrafi. “E has only electoral interest and nothing more”, the AAK chief said in a televised debate.
President Hashim Thaci was as prime minister in November 2011, he had reacted badly to Lutfi Haziri when he initiated the idea of exchanging territories. At the time, Thaci had overlooked the budget theme to speak against Haziri's idea. He had said it was a dangerous and contrary to the Constitution of the Republic and without international support.
This is more than the budget, the division of the territory of Kosovo, and any such idea is very dangerous the government of Kosovo will continue to respect in full the Constitution and Kosovo's laws for full respect of territorial integrity and no corner to be given to Serbia”, Thaci had said in late 2011.
