LDK understands my attitude towards the Valley, this issue is not a joke

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Periscope: Mr. Haziri, when you have launched the idea of exchanging territories, President Hashim Thaci, then the prime minister, had strongly opposed, among other things, saying this was contrary to the Kosovo Constitution and without the support of the international community. Now, Thaci at one of his recent conferences has referred to your proposal saying he will see your statement in all and build an opinion about it. After that, Thaci openly mentions the idea of exchanging territories almost every day, especially the Presevo Valley. Why do you think this is happening?

Lutfi Haziri: First of all, let me explain the terminology that is being used in Kosovo: exchange of territories, partition of Kosovo, internal division of Kosovo, territorial political autonomy for Kosovo Serbs, all of which fears the majority population, is politically afraid of the defunctness of the Republic of Kosovo, which in fact if that happens and causes. What I've proposed in 2011, has been initiated and passed with the Parliament resolution in 2013. The republic's framework with full consensus of the Albanian majority in the Assembly, with support from the Presevo political factor, has adopted a resolution on Albanian political and civilian rights in eastern Kosovo. Later, I've heard that the president himself, I'm here and I'm hearing about this idea, despite the fact that in 2011 he named it a dangerous site and asked the LDK to explain whether the LDK was behind it or not. Of course, I've only wanted to make a public offer and notice of what has to happen in Kosovo, which in fact this year is clearly showing that dialogue is automatically linked to realising the rights of Albanians in the Valley. No peaceful agreement can be rejected by anyone -- no agreement made with mutual recognition is rejected by anyone and, of course, the problem between Albanians and Serbs is a territorial problem -- is a problem of human rights, national minority rights, in this case Serbs. Or other rights because these in Kosovo deal with the principle of positive discrimination, because they have asymmetric rights, have more rights than Turks, Bosniaks and other communities, have rights in local government, have rights in the area of security, have rights even in the area of the judiciary despite the unitary character of the Republic of Kosovo. Then if we all know that these rights are not pleasing Serb minorities, why don't we state the fact that the problem is territorial and border demarcation begins in Gjilan, between Gjilan and Vitia in Kosovo's Kosovo border triconent, and ends up in Istog, our border territory that represented Karadaku's Vargmals, the Barmals of Gollak, the Molpapi, the Shala and the Istog are coming unremitted from the side of Serbia, seeking a political agreement to cope with the recognition of this state and recognition of Kosovo.

Periscope: Your idea is commented in different forms, even within the LDK itself. LDKA GP chief, Mr. Avdullah Hoti has said these are not party positions. When you talk about exchange of territories, the LDK requires elections in this situation, countering Mr. Thaci as the leader of the dialogue. How do you comment? What did you discuss at the last meeting?

Lutfi Haziri: Of course, I've always said that from Mr. Isa Mustafa's statement in 2011 onward that the LDK has an attitude and defends the principle of the Contact Group's stay during the time of Kosovo's final satus, during Vienna talks and this stance The LDK has since not changed, as far as resolving Kosovo's problem and resolving the problem in the region, in general the former Yugoslavia, the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and other problems the region has. Even at the last meeting is the same confirmation, it's a confirmation not to change attitudes, most in the leadership believe this is the right policy, and of course I as vice president am playler in this attitude. There is consensus within the structure of the LDK for my political consortium in relation to the resolution of the problems of Albanians in eastern Kosovo, of course maintaining the unitary character of the Republic of Kosovo, and the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, which today has in the principle of declaring borders in 1974. That's what sets me apart politically from the party I'm vice president of. But I strongly believe that time has a lie that without the election of the problem with Serbia there is neither normalisation nor talk of a reconciliation process between Albanians and Albanians.

Periscope: Prime Minister Haradinaj has called them éshachadji by referring to the declaration for exchange of territories? There are other voices that see your idea but a declaration of electoral consumption. Analyst Daniel Serer sees it as a war between you, Mr. Thaci and Vetevendosje this idea. How do you respond to these attitudes regarding your idea of the Valley?

Lutfi Haziri: Of course, Mr. Server's opinion as one of the highest and highest American policy authorities in the Balkans is one of the best connoisseurs of Balkan and our region's policies. Mr. Server has been familiar with my idea since 2011, at various conferences, at meetings, on visits I have handled this matter.

In domestic political consumption in Kosovo, even further in Kosovo, the political rights of Albanians from the Valley are qualifying as a money job or as a vote job, it is a pity that these people have no right to vote in Kosovo even worse, they are not voting in Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanoc, and are without political rights in Serbia and without civil rights in Kosovo. If you look at this plain, the truth comes out. They have no right to vote or citizenship in Kosovo, despite Kosovo-born Serbs or their Kosovo-born parents, automatically recognised citizenship. These people have remained discriminated against in Serbia by the regime there and with discrimination in Kosovo as well, with no recognition of citizenship. They need solutions, they don't need thieves.

Periscope: There are also very controversial statements about the idea of exchanging territories. The last was an MP in the Kosovo Assembly, who said among other things that Ibrahimhfi Haziri has not given this idea to his head, but that internationals have pushed him on. How do you answer that?

Now we're in the eighth year if we look at this mirror, all of this problem if we look at it from 2011 it's a matter of reaffirmation of demands, but I stand behind the declared Albanian referendum in the Valley. It is their political will, which must be protected and, of course, is to spend time with understanding issues in Pristina, Belgrade, Tirana, even Brussels, Berlin and Washington for the long-term solution to the problem. If we talk about long-term solutions to the problem, I'm pretty sure this is the solution.

Periscope: Prime Minister Haradinaj says the LDK has internal problems. For that, according to him, the LDK is not voting important agreements that bring free money (as Mr. Haradinaj) for Kosovo. Does the LDK have internal problems, or what may be internal problems that are an obstacle for LDK to vote on such agreements? (such as the last case in the Parliament with IPAU funds).

Lutfi Haziri: I also confirm that the most unique LDK has never been. Since the painful and instigated division of 2006, the LDK has had to cross a difficult path to its unity. In all the processes we have passed we have political pain. But we are at a time now, the LDK is not only the first party in the Assembly and leads most municipalities and has great political support in the country, we are conforming this by building this unity. The LDK has no problems, no less than political and parliamentary group commitments, both the Headship and the Steering Council and its branches. We have a work program, we have a job calendar, we have our ideology and we stick to them exactly. The unity of LDK is more valuable than anything else. As it comes to working that European perspective of Kosovo and international agreements related to IPAU funds, even when it comes to agreements helping Kosovo to advance in Euro-Atlantic structures are the issue of the Parliament. The Assembly and the Ruling parties, in this case UNKI, I need to coordinate the work with our Parliamentary Group. There is no blanco engagement, there is no blanco vote anywhere and not to expect that the LDK has to bring blanco to process in the Republic Assembly. From now on, for everything, we have warned, even earlier Mr. Kadri Wessel and their vice-presidents, at the moment of the collapse of the LDK government, we have made our role clear for the time we are living. It is good to have Mr. Wessel explain to his partners what our attitude has been. This attitude is now activated, except for the demarcation we've wanted to make sure that our constructiveity does not punish citizens for the visa. Nothing more in the other reports. Outside of this, I had prayed that within the Parliament, if they need our vote, we should coordinate within the Republic Convention. /Periscopi/