PDK against the Open Balkans: Kurti Government Calls to Avoid Change

Chairman The PDK, Memli Krasniqi, has spoken of Kosovo's refusal to join the initiative for regional co-operation, the Open Balkans. He has said Bosnia and Montenegro have given signals that can join the initiative, but has said Kosovo should not be included in this initiative.

Each state of the region has specific contexts that differ from each other. We have no movement of Montenegro's involvement in the Open Balkans, despite the fact that even this state has substatic differences, Abazovic supports, Djukanovic opposes. In Bosnia the situation is even harder. Beyond that, each state sees its own interests and sees its perspective”, Krasniqi said at a media conference.

When this idea was published, we said that our reserves are based on reasons that cannot be overlooked. Beyond an economic project, it is a political project. And we can't that by being undoubtedly a supporter of free market, free flow, people, goods and ideas as well, we can't close our eyes in the face of the fact that Kosovo and Serbia have a frozen conflict that doesn't seem to be resolved soon. The origin of the open Balkans for us is problematic, we can sit so easily at the table and consider equal where we were from his generation. There is a consortium on the scene of Kosovo politics, which does not support Kosovo's involvement in the Open Balkans”, he said.

I understand that if we remain alone, it will seem a problem, but ultimately our country's interests are more important. Actions that take any state in the region should not change Kosovo's position on this project. In a political sense, when Sergei Lavrov declared it to be Belgrade's initiative, we have not said but to comment in detail, we have supported the Berlin Process, where the entire region has been involved and had some kind of security, because it has been led by a friendly state that has been Germany, but France has been supportive. But the Open Balkans do not provide security that we will have equal treatment”, Krasniqi said. /Periscope