Surroi-Rama: Kosovo ruled itself out by the mini-sengen, s was part of it

The Albanian government's chief blamed Kosovo for self-exploitation and self-awareness from this initiative.

But Kosovo politician Veton Surroi, invited to RTV Ora, has a different perspective on the issue.

Surroi: Kosovo has not been self-recognised or self-led. Kosovo has not been part of this initiative and initiatives like this should have Kosovo's consent and participation. Kosovo should be active participants, not only as guests but equal participants in this regional project. As part of this should be preparation. To blame does not help either this initiative or any other initiative that any of the actors or states of the Western Balkans are equal contributors.

And while the entire idea of the Balkan minister and the free movement of people and goods is being seen as a renaissance of Tito's idea, Surroi says there is neither rebirth nor idea.

Surroi: There is no rebirth or idea. The name mini-senen itself is wrong because it has nothing to do with shengen in this region. What is really supposed to be achieved is creating a space of free trade, but with customs union institutions within two years. This means establishing joint institutions among the Western Balkans, and this is a position approaching science fiction. We're dealing with states that not only haven't created a closeness, but also don't recognise each other as the case of Serbia and Kosovo. The idea that free trade will immediately correct all problems is wrong. We have a space of free trade called CEFTA, but that hasn't gone beyond problems.

We have another problem, competition between the free trade of goods and the free circulation of corpses. There are 1653 bodies missing from the Kosovo war that cannot be returned to their families. States that have not achieved the achievement of peace and the signing of mutual respect have difficulty creating other areas.