Hamit reacts to Palmer: Only Kosovo-Serbia mutual recognition normalises reports, sets peace in region

He has responded to US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer, saying that mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia would stabilise relations between the two countries, but also the region.

It is time for Serbia to accept before continuing to deny the reality of independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo. The bilateral recognition of Kosovo and Serbia would normalise relations between the two countries and stabilise the region.”, Hamiti writes.

US Special Envoy Matthew Palmer, said the final goal of the United States remains to achieve mutual recognition between Belgrade and Pristina, but that Washington also supports the other modalisations of the agreement if the two sides agree.

After talking with special EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak and senior officials in Belgrade and earlier in Pristina, Palmer said yesterday that the Serbian media N1 are closer to an agreement, “in the sense that both sides are willing to engage seriously in the” dialogue.

We believe that only mutual recognition ends this issue. We have a vision of the future. We think Serbia and Kosovo should be fully integrated into the European family, to be members of the European Union. How can two EU member states be if they don't know each other? This clears the European road to both sides. That is why we, like the United States, see full mutual recognition as the best way to achieve integration. Under ideal conditions, we believe that this mutual recognition should be the focus of the future normalisation agreement”, Palmer said.

A deal is broken into everything the two sides agree on. And our goal is to encourage the parties to sit together, show what their red lines are, what they can't and what they can't do. We do not determine the agenda, nor do we determine the outcome. They run the whole process. It is up to Belgrade and Pristina to determine what is a normal relationship for them or a more normal relationship than now”, he explains.

Speaking of “non-paps” that appeared earlier, and which envisioned changes in the borders of the Western Balkans, Palmer said these documents do not deserve any attention and are insignificant.

It is high time for #Serbia to assist with the reality of #Kosovo"Independence, soveignty and territorial integration." Mutual resolution of Kosovo and Serbia would normalize relations between the two countries and stabilize the regime.

Muhamet Hamiti (@Muhamet Hamamit) June 5, 2021