Bugayski: Association could be transformed into new Republika Srpska

Bugajski said the EU has become a weak international player.

“The negotiations will not end with a final agreement until the Belgrade government recognises the reality that Kosovo is an independent state. The EU has become a weak international player without cohesion or momentum, and the US is hampered by the most urgent international crises. Unfortunately, as in all such disputes, international attention is focused only when there is an imminent danger of violence”, Bugajski said.

According to him, the Association of Serb majority municipalities could evolve to another Republika Srpska that would threaten Kosovo's territorial integrity.

The unclear “promises what the Association of Serb majority municipalities should be. If it takes any executive-level structure shared by the central government, then it could evolve to another Republika Srpska and threaten territorial integrity, allowing new ways to overthrow Moscow. The best solution would be administrative decentralisation, where municipal authorities would have greater control over culture, economy, education, services... But this adjustment should be based on geography, not ethnicity. Each ethnic group should also have a set of group rights to protect their language, culture, religion and identity”, Bugajski told “Kosovo Online”.

A new meeting by the end of the year between Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, according to Bugajski, will not bring anything new.

There is speculation about another meeting, but it will be unsuccessful and will simply give both sides a chance to repeat their incompatible views. Kosovo cannot be an independent state, recognised by all major democracies and part of Serbia, which is a position supported by two major authorities”, Bugajski said.