Memli Krasniqi asks 15 questions to Prime Minister Kurti about dialogue

Democratic Party of Kosovo Chairman Memli Krasniqi at parliamentary session invited by Parliamentary Group The PDK, which is being debated over developments in dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, criticised Kurti Government for lack of transparency in the process.

“What is the purpose of the European proposal? Does this proposal offer the possibility of reaching the final, legally and internationally binding agreement for the parties, or only creating a new quo status that replaces the current quo? Is this proposal a continuation of the so-called dialogue or a starting point of a new process? What is the time frame for reaching or failing to reach a potential agreement? Is the format of this proposal a kind of treaty that recognises both sovereign entities and Kosovo, as well as Serbia? What is the last text and the official content of this proposal? Have you accepted this text in principle and how much you believe it can change the final text from the versions you have claimed to accept as a good basis? Do you envision European proposal mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia? Does the proposal offer an exact timeframe when mutual recognition occurs? How much has the government managed to include its comments and suggestions in the latest version of the text? Who are guarantors of implementing the agreement that can be reached through this proposal? Do you have guarantees by international partners that Kosovo will be recognised by the five non-recognitional states of the European Union, if the agreement is reached? What will be the “carrots” for Kosovo in the event of reaching agreement which will be “Archbishop” if the agreement is not reached? Have you stated your six conditions for establishing association to international partners and if they are not accepted, will you withdraw from any of those conditions? And, do the continuing dialogue in Brussels, even after reaching the potential agreement?”, are Krasniqi's questions to the prime minister.

Krasniqi said it would have been good for the Government to invite the opposition to the Parliament to report periodically on the performance of dialogue.

And if necessary, it would be good to ask for help and cooperation, as much as we have the potential and opportunity to help. Because, I've said it again and again, in front of Serbia and its aspirations, there's no difference between us. In front of Serbia, we are together. But, as it was, we as opposition had to invite the government into this debate, because technically we are seeing there have been movement in dialogue, however, we, as well as the citizens, are unaware of these movements and separately the consequences they can produce for our state and society”, he added.

Krasniqi said that the PDK's positions in relation to the topic of dialogue are known and consistent, and that burden has a character of asking for legitimate information, with what is currently happening in dialogue and what is the position of the government in the face of recent developments.

We're not even here to give our positions on specific issues, because we officially don't know what the content and arrangements are that are offered with the so-called Franco-German or European Proposal. We, like the Democratic Party of Kosovo, are familiar and consistent, historically correct, nationally just, and institutionally stable, and in the function of the only way peace, integration and the future can be guaranteed. We appreciate the co-ordinated commitment of the key international partners of the Republic of Kosovo in the process and have encouraged Government to work with them under the last initiative, engaging in Dialogue to achieve our joint state goals, which we consider should be the central pillars of the eventual agreement and that are: Maintaining the unitary character of our state, under the current constitutional regulation; Official recognition by the five non-recognitional EU states; Starting the NATO membership process, through participation in “Parterity for Peace” as the first step; Getting candidate status for EU membership; as well as mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia”, Krasniqi said.

Leader of The PDK reiterated that despite the fact that Kurti as prime minister has failed in every field on the inner plain, in relation to Serbia, the political spectrum of Kosovo must be unanimous.