11 minutes agoCholles ask for the formation of Association, Kurti: It Confronts Our Constitutional Spirit
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Prime Minister Kurti during an interview given to the Italian newspaper “La Stampa” has been asked about the Association and the request of senior US State Department adviser Derek Chollet to respect the agreement on forming association, writes Periscope. But Kurti said it conflicts with the Kosovo Constitution. La Stampa: Also from [...]
But Kurti said it conflicts with the Kosovo Constitution.
La Stampa: Also on your side, there should be a step towards Belgrade. The US envoy to Pristina, Derek Chollet, has attracted your attention, reminding you to respect the agreement on forming the Northern Communist Association in the majority of Serbs. Will you?
Kurti: My “predecessors have linked 33 agreements in ten years to talks in Brussels. One of them is the Association of Serb-run municipalities. The only agreement that failed in the test of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo. So we find ourselves in this difficulty. I think Kosovo guarantees the highest level of minority rights. Especially for the Serb minority. Our state is made up of 93% Albanians, nearly 5% Serbs, the rest are Bosniaks, Roma, Ashkali, Egyptians, Turks and Gorani. We unilaterally apply the principles of our Constitution written by former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari in the period prior to the Declaration of Independence. It's about the highest European standards. An ethnic association of municipalities conflicts with the spirit of our Constitution”.
