Should the agreement with Serbia also be approved in the Assembly? Constitutional still without response to Thaci

It was July of last year when President Hashim Thaci began publicly promoting the idea of restructuring the border with Serbia.

Three months later, the head of state asked the Constitutional Court to interpret Article 18 of the Constitution, which talks about ratification of international agreements, KTV reports.

The Constitution has yet to respond to Thaci in his request to clarify whether the international agreements signed by the president are considered ratified or whether they should be ratified by the Assembly as well.

Five months of this requirement, the Constitution has not made any decisions yet. Its officials say no constitutional aspects concerning the issue have been considered.

After accepting additional clarifications from the president's office, the Constitution has asked for complementary comments from the Parliament's deputies.

For Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj's party, no international agreement should be avoided by the Parliament. According to the AAK, any other action implies violations of the Constitution.

While, the Vetevendosje Movement estimates that this article is clear and needs no additional interpretation.

MP Albulen Haxhiu says the president is trying to use the Constitutional to push ahead the idea of exchanging territories with Serbia.

In his request, Thaci cited as an example the continuation of EULEX's mandate, which was made only through letter correspondence between him and the EU high representative.

Article 18.1 of the Constitution says agreements on territory, peace, alliances, political and military issues are approved by 2/3 of MPs.