4 hours agoVV opposed him: Beden had asked Kosovo to establish association and sign demarcation
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)US presidential candidate Joe Biden had said during a visit to Kosovo in August 2016 that the Association of Serbian municipalities should be established, as well as called on at the time to vote on demarcation with Montenegro. Biden, at the time of his visit, was Vice President Barack [...]
Beden, at the time of his visit, was Barack Obama's vice president, while both demands opposed the positions of VV subject whose leader, Albin Kurti, called on the Albanians to vote in Beden in the presidential election.
Former US Vice President Joe Biden had ordered political leaders to continue dialogue with Serbia and to wrap up the issue of establishing the Association of Serb-run municipalities. The issue of demarcation with Montenegro and Kosovo institutions should also close, as well as continue the fight against corruption and organised crime.
These comments were made by former US Vice President Joe Biden during his visit to Kosovo, in the context of a Balkan tour where he also visited Serbia. In Pristina, Biden met with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, former Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and former Parliament Speaker Kadri Veseli. With the president of Kosovo, Biden held a press conference.
“The US will continue to stand by Kosovo, so that your country becomes a prosperous democracy. And that's not just to say. If you succeed, the region will also succeed. Our vision of the world is to have a whole Europe free and united. This is important for US”, Joe Biden said.
Beden, addressing political leaders, said the political “has difficult decisions, but usually they are the most successful.
He said Kosovo must adhere to pledges made in Brussels under dialogue with Serbia, and these are conditions that must be met to integrate into Europe.
Close co-operation with neighbouring countries and even your former enemies is required. Kosovo's president and prime minister have expressed commitment to continuing dialogue with Serbia in Brussels. The establishment of association of Serb majority municipalities will be necessary, but difficult. I also talked to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vuciq about the issue and I know that both sides face different voices, but you have the responsibility to abide by the pledges you gave to”, Biden said.
I want you to sign an agreement with Montenegro. It is a fair agreement, and it will have a positive impact on the region. Also the Association of Serbian municipalities. You had to push ahead some reforms, but difficult decisions bear fruit. War pains are still fresh. All these scars are fresh, but Kosovo must move forward with a common future, where citizens' rights are equal to”, Biden added.
According to Joe Biden, Kosovo's political class and society should fight corruption and organised crime, which he named social cancer.
“Corruption is cancer, it's not hyperbole. Every country that faces corruption is a consequence of poor governance because they have not been able to move forward. If you don't handle this, the possibility of moving forward will be impossible. I hope you will have a strong, democratic Kosovo without corruption”, Biden said.
