Kosovo is isolating itself with non-participation in Balkan initiatives

Kosovo is continuing to refuse to participate in the regional initiative “Open Balkans”, and this is being assessed by political analysts in the country as the government's wrong decision. Artan Muharnier has told Radio Kosovo, that Kosovo's non-participation in the initiative is regrets as the EU and the US are supporting the “Open Balkans”.

This is a pity for the fact that both the EU and the US are supporting this initiative and Kosovo is not there. This is not good news for Kosovo's European agenda”, Mujarrier has told Radio Kosovo.

The other political analyst, Artan Behrami, has said that the picture of Western Balkan leaders without the presence of Kosovo is a photograph that does not need Kosovo's foreign policy. He said that with this approach Kosovo is isolating itself in the international arena.

Kosovo with Prime Minister Albin Kurti are isolating themselves in the international arena. The picture of all leaders of the Western Balkans, where only Kosovo was missing, is the photograph that does not need Kosovo's foreign policy”, Behram has declared.

The Structural Co-operation Initiative “Open Macedonia” -- which included Serbia, Northern Macedonia and Albania -- was taken by Serbia's President Aleksandar Vuciq, Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in October 2019. The initiative was originally named “Mini-Shengen” and envisions free movement of capital, goods, services and people between the three countries. In addition to these three countries at today's summit as observer countries, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina are participating.