Thaci: Become operational negotiating team, start work on uniting the Valley with Kosovo

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says reaching agreement with Serbia contributes to peace in the Balkans. At a media conference, Thaci once again said that Kosovo with border demarcation with Serbia would automatically gain recognition from Serbia, writes Periscope.

I've often stressed, the Kosovo agreement Serbia is in the interest of two states and our peoples, but at the same time, if the agreement is reached, it has its own impact in the region as well. The process is extremely sensitive, complex, controversial on a broad national and international level. In the context of sincere opinions, political, academic support, different differences can arise either for or against the agreement, which I respect as something very legitimate. What is very important is that all are for dialogue, indiscriminately, at the regional and international level, would welcome an agreement that paves the way for Kosovo for EU membership, NATO and for Serbia the path to European perspective”, Thaci has said, broadcast Periscopi.

He has said that countries of the region support the peaceful achievement between Kosovo and Serbia.

Even Albania, Montenegro, Macedonia, as neighbouring countries support dialogue and would welcome the peaceful agreement, into the European spirit and substance that brings peace and stability to our region. Now the possible agreement that can be reached between Kosovo and Serbia every day is receiving a broad and necessary support”, he has said.

He reiterates that it will not be easy to reach such an agreement.

There will be no easy process for the coming days, weeks and months because we will have demarcation of the border, or correction of the 430-pound border. There can be no mutual recognition without the conclusion of this process. Border correction provides Kosovo with direct recognition from Serbia and union of the Valley with Kosovo. Serbia's recognition automatically implies recognition of Kosovo by the five EU sides. I respect in full the right of Albanians in the Valley expressed in 1992, and their request to political parties in Kosovo is correct, in time, in line with the legitimate rights of the will of citizens in Presevo, Medvedja and Bujanoc”, he has said.

Thaci ordered political parties in Kosovo to become unique to dialogue in order to function as soon as the negotiating team does.

The “would be very important for Kosovo's negotiating team to function, expand and start working, ensure a broader political consensus with political parties, civil society, the media. I want to believe that in the future we will have faster, more concrete actions with theoretical possibilities for the deal, but in the hope that it will be reached”, he said. /Periscope.