Mustafa: Kosovo could decide reciprocity if Serbia changes

Mustafa has written that the international community, especially the US, is demanding that the Serbian government stop the campaign against Kosovo and our country withdraw or suspend the fee to resume dialogue.

Kosovo's “government can discuss with the international community this issue and the conditions on which this could be done, including the fee. And if Serbia interrupts the practice of “diagnosing and behaving hostilely” and openly states and is forced to interrupt this, Kosovo can respond with results here and there, by suspending the” fee, he wrote.

According to him, Serbia is constantly trying to ignore the new realities created with Kosovo's independence, so it behaves presumptuously and unappreciated, and even “doesn't count” that it can be hit by the sweeping reciprocity measures Kosovo can take. Therefore, it should be expected that “punishment “in Serbia for those measures will probably be even bigger than the 100% fee.

Mustafa's complete comment:

TARIFA 100% AND RECIPRATION

These days, especially after taking office from the New Government, the 100% fee issue placed on imports from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina was very current. The government and coalition partners had also stated in the election campaign that the tax could be lifted but would apply the reciprocity principle in the trade reports with Serbia (Tarifore and non-Tariphorus barriers), other economic aspects and political issues. Basically implementing reciprocity and tariffs are two different things, the fee may be part of reciprocity, but it neither replaces nor excludes it.

Each state has a natural, unequivocal and self-convincing right to build on the principle of reciprocity with other countries. Seen from this angle by the company of proportional reciprocity measures, in response to harmful actions for it, to Serbia and any other country, should not put Kosovo under international pressure, as this squarely would spread as unprincipled and asymmetry to parties in conflict or disagreement. The fact that the Republic of Kosovo has consistently hesitated to implement this principle towards Serbia, as well as to other countries in some cases, can be explained by a “of generosity “, with expressions of constructiveity for problems to be overcome with dialogue and agreement, with advice and suggestions from important and similar partners. However, when neglecting to apply this principle becomes chronic, especially when the other side becomes deaf and ignores our constructive demands and approach, it is a situation that speaks most of neglect, inferior behaviour towards the need to protect the country's political, economic, diplomatic, and diplomatic interests, respectively, its citizens, its businesses and their dignity. Serbia is constantly trying to ignore the new realities created with the independence of Kosovo, so it behaves presumptuously and unappreciated, and even “doesn't count” that it can be hit by the sweeping measures of reciprocity Kosovo can take. Therefore, it should be expected that “punishment “in Serbia for those measures will probably be even greater than the 100% fee. But it must be reconciled and learned to do so as a basic requirement for normalising relations between the two countries.

As for the fee, it can be considered. It was due to the outrage accumulated by Serbia's aggressiveness to prevent recognitions, to influence measures on the illegal nature of some countries to question or withdraw Kosovo's recognitions as a state, and in the same way to prevent Kosovo's membership, organisations and international institutions, although in one of Brussels' agreements it had pledged not to do so. The international community, especially the US, but wants the Serbian government to stop this campaign and Kosovo to withdraw or suspend the fee to resume dialogue. The Kosovo government can discuss this issue with the international community on this issue and the conditions on which this could be done, including the Tarifen. And if Serbia interrupts the practice I'm “dialogue and I'm hostilely acting” and it says openly and it's bound to interrupt this, Kosovo can respond with results here and there, by suspending the fee.