AAK Box: LDK is not entering negotiations, but Rugova dialogue with Milosevic

A former senior LDK official has recalled the time when Ibrahim Rugova and his party had agreed to dialogue with Slobodan Milosevic only because this was what the Americans wanted.

That fact has been mentioned by Blerim Kuci, currently AAKA MP, when he has responded to Isa Mustaf's recent accusations that the government has failed, has populated with advisers and left the North without law to put it into market with Serbia.

The former Executive Chief of the LDK has said he is surprised that the current leadership of the Party founded by Ibrahim Rugova is not yet becoming part of the dialogue in the final agreement with Serbia.

“The LDK has somehow been part of the dialogue even in Milosevic's time. In Milosevic's time, at least there have been topics of dialogue at the time. Following international guarantees, the LDK has participated in all dialogue processes”.

Ibrahim Rugova had met in Belgrade with Slobodan Milosevic in May 1998, at the time when the war was in Kosovo. The meeting was mediated by US diplomat Richard Holbrooke in exchange for a visit to the White House and a meeting with then-President Bill Clinton.

Currently, the LDK is in opposition and has refused to participate in talks with Serbia. It has initially called for elections and then for continuing EU-brokered dialogue and the US. Rugova's party had also been part of negotiations in Rambouille, Vienna and Brussels.

High official of AAKA has asked Isa Mustaf whether he will stay even further in Kosovo when the final agreement with Serbia is reached.

“Failure to participate in dialogue is an escape from Kosovo”, he has told Express.

According to him, it will be meaningless to continue the stance of Isa Mustaf and LDKA in Kosovo and the post-agreement if they participate in the final phase of dialogue with Serbia.

“As LDK) Chairman Isa Mustafa will live in postdialog Kosovo? It's kind of an escape, éexitive from Kosovo if they're not in the process. Isa Mustafa and LDK will live in Kosovo after that dialogue. To live in Kosovo after dialogue is meaningless not to participate in dialogue. It's a kind of ʹexitiʹ from this Kosovo, after dialogue by Isa Mustaf and LDK~”, Kuci has said.

Former Suhareka Mayor has said that if the LDK continues not to participate in dialogue then eventually this party is cut off from the course of Ibrahim Rugova and the former LDK.

“Even we as AAK, as opposition, have participated in dialogue. It only happens once, if they want to increase the quality of dialogue, they should participate in dialogue. Fleeing from the dialogue is a kind of payback and changing course of LDKı and Ibrahim Rugova”, he added.

AAKA deputy leader has said he understands the return of Isa Mustaf on charges aimed at Ramush Haradinaj. He has said the LDK chairman is getting ready to compete once again for the leader of Rugova's Party and that this return of Mustaf is normal, but not even the LDK's participation in the dialogue.

But these Isa statements are a kind of competition preparation in LDK. It's their issue, but don't participate in dialogue, it's strange”, he added.

Isa Mustafa today accused Kosovo government of leaving Kosovo's north without law, as elections in four mayors are not being announced. Even, he said such a situation is being left to make Kosovo's north part of the deals with Serbia.

Blerim Kuci has said Mustafa cannot compare with Ramush Haradinaj as far as northern Kosovo is concerned. He has cited the agreement on Association of Serb-run municipalities that was signed in his time and where some municipalities were given executive competencies.

As far as the rest is concerned, I don't know, but the deal is known when it's made as Prime Minister. He could be compared to Haradinaj's box”, he added.

The current party of Blerim Kuci and LDKevic once were in co-governance when Ibrahim Rugova had made Ramush Haradinaj prime minister in 2004.

LDK and AAK had attempted to form Kosovo government in the previous elections, when they were united against PDK's first in the election. At the time, Isa Mustafa had broken the deal with AAKA and had gone to Government with the PDK in exchange for the prime minister's position.

Even in recent elections, Ramush Haradinaj won the prime minister's position in a pre-election coalition with the PDK, which he had accused for ten years of bringing Kosovo crime, corruption and evil.

The Democratic League is the first party in Parliament and the 5th AAK.

Ramush Haradinaj has so far failed to respond to the accusations of Isa Mustaf and neither the LDK.