Spain won't recognise Kosovo, nor after Lajcak-Albares meeting

On January 23rd, Lajcak has announced that he met with Spanish diplomacy head Jose Manuel Albares, with whom they discussed Kosovo-Serbia dialogue and EU efforts in reaching an agreement.

But has Lajcak called for Spain to change its stance on Kosovo's independence. The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spoken about this.

Spain's MPJ spokeswoman, Elena Aliarica Cortezón, in a reply to Gazeta Express, has said that at this meeting Lajcak has informed the Spanish top diplomat of the EU's efforts for dialogue and for the de-passing of the situation.

Corteson has said how always, Spain has shown support and has conveyed constructive approaches towards a solution that would be acceptable to both sides.

At the meeting, the Special Representative informed Minister Albares of his efforts to promote the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue and de-tradition tensions. As always, Spain showed support for the work of the Special Representative and conveyed a constructive approach towards a mutually acceptable solution”, said Elena Aljarica Cortezon.

However, she has stressed that Spain, as some other EU states, has not changed its position as far as Kosovo's independence is concerned, as far as Spain considers dialogue is the only road towards finding a long-term solution.

“Spain, like other EU states, has not changed its non-recognition stance for Kosovo and considers the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue the only possible way to achieve a sustainable solution to the” border dispute, it has ended.

Lajcak, besides the Spanish top diplomat, has met with Slovakia, Cyprus and Greece's emissary for the Western Balkans. During January, the EU, Washington, Berlin and Paris have increased their activities in order to reach an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia.

Currently at Kurti and Vucinqi's table is the European plan, which stems from the so-called Franco-German proposal Belgrade has declared to have accepted, while Washington has also called on Prime Minister Kurti to do so.

The problematic point continues to be the Association of Serb Majorties, since the US and the EU have stated that Kosovo should, meanwhile, establish a clear position of the Government of Kosovo on this issue, why Lajcak after his recent meeting with Kurtin had declared that “we have reconciled” that all agreements must be implemented.