Citaku criticises Kurti's approach to dialogue: In Washington Serbia seen as partner

She said with full conviction that there was never a knife on the map in Washington.

I publicly responded. It was the first to have a prime minister accuse an ambassador in office, and the earliest to have the embassy retorted its prime minister. Dialogue didn't happen in Washington. It was made in Brussels. I have not been involved in dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia”.

I have not dealt with the question of dialogue until the Washington Agreement has been discussed after the appointment of Richard Green as President Donald Trump. The American administration's approach has been to reach an agreement that covers economic co-operation at any cost. Political issues, even it was seen in the final outcome, have not been affected. There were no knives on the map. Washington never had knives on maps. This idea [the exchange of territories] was not discussed in my presence, and it was very difficult to raise a case in Washington without my presence”.

Citaku, in Rubik in Kosovo's Klan, has said that he sees very much what Washington and Brussels see as the final for difficult dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.

“What Washington has insisted and insisted on and there is a continuation here, as we have seen before, is that Kosovo and Serbia should sit down and jointly produce a final agreement. What's final for Washington is not even for Brussels. Washington requires full recognition and mutual recognition should be the final product, because Kosovo cannot afford a new status quo. What I see in Brussels is more of a temporary agreement. Have you ever heard clearly from Brussels that mutual recognition should be the final dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia?

The former Kosovo diplomat has said that the US's role in this process is crucial, while there is also a recommendation, as she calls it, for the Kurti Government.

Kosovo's “government rather than publicly debate with Washington should insist, maybe they are, should insist that the Biden administration appoint a special envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. It's very kind advice. The government must understand that time does not work in our favor, the heat goes well with Serbia and Kosovo's independence opponents. We must insist that this agreement be reached immediately”.

She has criticised Prime Minister Albin Kurti's approach to Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, which she does not see as the first priority.

Prime Minister Kurti has declared himself that he does not see dialogue urgently and does not view it as a priority. I'm saying this would be wrong. Prime Minister Kurti has a full warrant, what are you afraid of? Prime Minister Kurti has won an extraordinary mandate and he must use this powerful mandate, and at this point the opposition should support him. The very fact that you're playing semantic games rather than serious handling of this issue suggests that the prime minister is afraid or afraid to approach” seriously.

Citaku has declared that it is an important fact that the United States considers Serbia a partner.

In Washington, Serbia is viewed as partner. Even with this administration, both before and with that of Obama. The normalisation of relations between Washington and Belgrade has started with Obama Administration when Vice President Joe Biden had then visited Belgrade. We may feel right or wrong, but these are facts. Also, a large part of EU countries have an opinion that Serbia has been sufficiently punished. I've had these discussions and many of them have told me “we've bombed Serbia”. I'm setting off the alarm that I'm seeing comfort and I don't see the readiness to take this problem seriously”.