French Ambassador: Kosovo has not met all conditions for visa liberalisation

As to the issue that visa liberalisation for Kosovo and its state's reluctance, she has said France considers -- along with several other member states -- that all conditions required have not yet been completely met in this phase.

For this reason France considers, along with several other member states, that all the required conditions have not yet been fully met in this phase”, it has stated, among other things, in an interview for Telegrafi.

As for dialogue, the French diplomat has said normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia is a matter of security and economic prosperity for both countries, for the region and for Europe as a whole, and that dialogue and continuing negotiations in Brussels with the European Union's mediation has no alternative.

“Normising relations between Kosovo and Serbia is a matter of security and economic prosperity for both countries, for the region and for Europe as a whole. The dialogue and continuation of negotiations in Brussels with the European Union's mediation has no alternative”, she said.

“Finance fully supports Miroslav Lajcak, the special envoy appointed by the European Union to support this process. In addition, to reinforce its commitment to dialogue, it has undertaken, with Germany, the initiative to organise a summit among leaders of state and government of France, Germany, Kosovo and Serbia, originally in Berlin in 2019 and later in Paris in 2020<18x1>, the French diplomat in Kosovo said further.