Kosovo, Serbia clash at CEFTA virtual meeting

Trade and Industry Minister Vesel Krasniqi has replicated with Serbia's state secretary, Olivera Jocic, who at a virtual meeting of CEFTA signatory members has declined that Kosovo be treated as a state. Minister Krasniqi has opposed it by letting it know that Kosovo is an independent and democratic state, known [...]
Minister Krasniqi has opposed it by letting it know that Kosovo is an independent and democratic state, recognised by the most powerful and developed states of the world.
“Pak does matter whether Serbia recognises us. We're trying to get reports of a good neighborhood. But you should know that Kosovo is an independent and democratic state, as such it is known by the most powerful states in the world. Therefore, even my demands as minister, for Kosovo to be treated as such, are legitimate and sustainable”, the minister Krasniqi has declared.
Minister Krasniqi has reiterated the requirement that the appointment be appointed U n NMIC-Kosovo will be removed and written only the Republic of Kosovo.
“Request to remove the label U n NMIC-Kosovo I have also done at the meetings I have held in Brussels, the Secretary of CEFTA, and I am also repeating at this meeting that Kosovo is an independent state and as such to be treated by all CEFTA members”, Minister Krasniqi said.
The head of the Ministry of Trade and Industry has also asked all members to respect the CEFTA agreement, with particular emphasis on Serbia, which is making trouble for Kosovo's businesses and goods when they cross the Transit through Serbia.
“So far the sign of conformity, under the CEFTA agreement (CE), is not being implemented by the state of Serbia, so I warn you that in the implementation of the agreement we will take steps for only those goods with the CE” to enter the state of Kosovo, Minister Krasniqi said in the end.












