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Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)EU spokeswoman Peter Stano has reiterated the European Union's position regarding the inability of Kosovo Serbs to participate in the referendum regarding constitutional changes in Serbia. Stano has expressed regret that all Kosovo Serbs with the right to vote should have been given the opportunity to vote through the operation [...]
Stano has expressed regret that all Kosovo Serbs with the right to vote should have been given the opportunity to vote through the O ballot box collection operation. SBE/ ODHIR.
Our position was very clear. All Kosovo Serbs should be eligible to vote, the opportunity to vote through the O ballot box collection operation. SBE/ ODHIR. We express regret that the voting boxes collection operation did not happen. These operations have occurred in the past, and this is a practice that has been established and developed for a long period of time. That was in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2020. So this is really sad. To make this possible operation, the approval of both sides -- 11x1> -- was Stano.
According to him, even though the European Union has facilitated negotiations between Pristina and Belgrade via O SBE/ ODHIR, after all, is up to the parties to negotiate a deal on this.
“Although there is no such agreement on organising Serbia's elections in Kosovo under the dialogue, we expect the parties to start negotiating the agreed modalities between them, which will allow Kosovo Serbs to participate in the upcoming elections in Serbia and we are willing to facilitate this” has been expressed.
Asked whether the EU would encourage the parties to negotiate for the failure to repeat such a scenario in elections to be held on April 3rd in Serbia, Stano has replied that the EU wants to find a solution before the elections in April.
But in terms of modalizations, dates, timetables, we prefer to keep it at the communication level discret with our partners and not pass messages through the media” Stano has expressed itself. Regarding the possible postponement of the dialogue, spokesman Stano has indicated that it is not true, that dialogue has been postponed and he continues every day. “The top representative for foreign and security policy, Josep Borrell, has been interactive and can be used here to conduct interactive meetings he has held with Prime Minister Kurti and President Vucic. The fact that there is no meeting at the leadership level is not a proof that dialogue has been postponed. When conditions are met, a round will be held between the chief negotiators or in the rank of leaders” has clarified Stano.
