Kurti accepts EU plan for Association

“Prime Minister Kurti has responded positively to the 5 emisaries' request for a meeting with leaders of Germany, France, Italy and the European Commission's president, in the margin of the European Council summit. The meeting will be meaningful to discussions launched with 5 emissaries during their visit to Pristina on October 21st, in which they proposed a new plan involving a fuller comprehensive implementation package of the Basic Agreement jointly with a proposed draft for implementation of Article 7. Prime Minister Kurti has voiced agreement that this new plan to be the continuation of further discussions with allied states, the United States, Germany, France and Italy, which would have to provide a powerful component of security and also strengthen the prospect of membership in international organisations”, says the Government's response to TIMEN.

Kurti is expected to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Melon and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Thursday [morrow]. Similar meetings are expected for Vucinqi.

On Saturday, the European Union's envoy for Pristina's dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, accompanied by the US envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar, and senior advisers of leaders of Germany, France, Italy, remained in Pristina and held a meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti. In the afternoon, they met in Belgrade with Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq. The EU has then confirmed that leaders were presented with a draft for Association.

Without specifying what exactly it is, from the European Union they have confirmed that they have made a <x0 European <x0) modern proposal” for the Association of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo and now expect from the parties that, for this, but also for all other issues on dialogue obligations, “quickly produce”./Time/