24 minutes agoJoseph: Vuciqi rhetoric for the liquidation of Serbs resembles war language, used in Bosnia
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)American Professor Edward P. Joseph from Johns Hopkins University in Washington has told Radio Free Europe that, technically, Kosovo and Serbia can quickly reach agreement on these issues. According to him, it is enough to have political will, since these topics are not new to the parties. Although he did not want to comment [...]
According to him, it is enough to have political will, since these topics are not new to the parties.
Although he has declined to comment on what an agreement between the two countries may look like, he has said he is convinced that a host of proposals have been made at the August 18th meeting.
This issue is completely resolved, and there should be no doubt in it. Car license plates have been on the agenda for a long time, so the solution can be found, with the good will of both sides”, he declared.
Asked who could face more pressure in the upcoming negotiations, Joseph has said all this would depend on the proposals.
It depends very much on what proposals there are on the table. If one side has made constructive proposals and the other side has not responded, then the latter will become more pressure, and rightly. With Serbia's goodwill to live with Kosovo as neighbours, and with Kosovo's goodwill to live with Serbia as neighbours, this issue can be resolved. There is no doubt here”, Joseph added.
He has reaffirmed the US Ambassador's statements to Kosovo, Jeff Hovenier, that Kosovo's step towards implementing the decisions on license plates and Serbian documents is in line with Brussels agreements.
“I can say that the US ambassador to Kosovo has said that Kosovo's approach to documents is backed up, and is in line with what has been achieved in Brussels long ago”, he points out.
Although Joseph sees this issue as quickly resolved, he highlights the rhetoric used by Kosovo and Serbia leaders in recent days.
President Vucic's “Retoric for the liquidation of Serbs is beyond any acceptable level. Such language has been used in times of war, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, used by Serbs to justify ethnic cleansing. On the other hand in Kosovo, the opposition is criticising Prime Minister Kurti for doing something like that. But the question is, is anyone criticising Vuciqi in Serbia for the language I'm using? / REL/
