Et vola: France has not suspended visas, translation of Albanian media is wrong

France's President Emmanuel Macron's office has said that the issue of visa liberalisation for Kosovo open arms, in a press release Tuesday following President Macron's public statement concerning the suspension of the visa process.

President Macron said in Tirana on Tuesday that France could suspend the visa liberalisation process for Kosovo, because “does not respect the word given”, accusing Kosovo of failing to keep its word on forming association.

From the Office of the President of France, it has been clarified on this issue through a statement to Albanian media.

The president has talked about tensions between Serbia and Kosovo. He said what our demands were. In this context and taking into account the blockade of Pristina, the president praised that the visa liberalisation issue remains open”, France's President's Office said in a response to the medium ABC News.

Moreover, it is a technical process and a discussion that should be made with our European partners”, the Makron cabinet is said to be responding.

From some media in Kosovo and Albania it has been reported that Macroni has declared in Tirana that France has ruled on visa liberalisation.

Meanwhile, the French news agency AFP, in terms of the Macroni declaration in Tirana for visas, said that with this “ai has threatened Kosovo with undoing the visa decision”.

The visa liberalisation decision for Kosovo is expected to take effect on 1 January 2024.

Macron spoke of visas in Tirana, linking the political situation between Kosovo and Serbia.

During the media conference in Albania, he said he has attended increasing tensions between Kosovo and Serbia and urged both sides to take steps to relax the situation.