Secret Meeting in Switzerland, a Non-Ppper of Talks published

According to this medium, the meeting had taken place in mid - November (about November 12) in the town of Soliothurn, Switzerland. At the time, the country's Prime Minister Albin Kurti was facing great pressure to extend the deadline for launching the new phase of illegal license plates. He was insisting on maintaining that stance, but later on November 23rd, however, he would give up.

Kosovo as a representative had owned Mimoza Kusari Lila from Vetevendosje, Lutfi Haziri from LDK and Ardian Gjini from the AAK.

These meetings between high political figures from Serbia and Kosovo met informally since 2016 to exchange their views on their reports.

AAK's Ardian Gjini told Nacional that there was another rule of non-communication in these informal negotiations.

Rule “When a meeting, or part of it, is held according to Chatham House rules, participants are free to use the information received but cannot reveal either the identity or the belonging of the speaker or any other participant. ”

What does Non-Paper say?

In this Non-Paper provided by the Nationalja reportedly the parties have agreed on eleven points.

The core of all Non-Paper is reaching an accelerated negotiation process between Kosovo and Serbia that would lead to a final agreement.

It also mentions the current security situation in four Serb majority municipalities.

The following are the points of this Non-Paper:

“1. The war in Ukraine has created strategic momentum for an accelerated process to integrate the Western Balkans into Euro-Atlantic structures.

“2. It is in the common national interest of Kosovo and Serbia to develop good, stable and predictable reports.

3. After recent events, participants from Serbia and Kosovo are very concerned about the security situation, especially in the four majority Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo. While the international community has its own role, Serbia and Kosovo bear primary responsibility to maintain peace and stability at home. Specific actions must be taken without delay to address and improve the current situation.

4. Participants call for long-term efforts to address issues to multiply. They would welcome a strong initiative from a third party to support Serbia and Kosovo in their efforts to find lasting solutions in a comprehensive Framework Agreement. This is the only way ahead. Reaching such an agreement is becoming urgent.

5. In order for that to happen, participants seek from top international actors (EU, Germany, France, the US) to establish a strong framework to lead Kosovo and Serbia into a negotiating process that could possibly result in such an agreement.

6. Key international actors, as a side with their legitimate interests in the process, are invited, along with Kosovo and Serbia, to engage in a common final goal and to establish a roadmap for negotiations including deadlines.

7. Partants also welcome other experienced parties to support the process. ”

Who were the participants?

The National newspaper has found that in addition to VV's Mimoza Kusari, Lutfi Haziri of LDK and Ardian Gjin of AAK, Zv had been invited to the meeting. Prime Minister Besnik Bislim, member of PDK's Bernard Nikaj, Interior Minister Jalal Svecla and Dalibor Jevtqi of the Serbian List. Also, civil society activists like Gashi, Rescue Gashi and Ramadan Ilazi as well.

On the other hand, on the Serbian side, the government of Serbia had represented Gordana Cohmi, while the Progressive Party (President Vucinqi's party) had been Petar Petkovic and Nemanja Starovic. There had also been Branko Rusic of the Serbian Socialist Party, Sanda Raskovic of the People's Party, Ana Stevovic of the Justice and Freedom Party, and Pavle Grbovic of the Free Citizens' Movement.