a minute agoInternational media: If agreement is implemented, it prevents Belgrade from blocking Kosovo towards UN
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)Ohrid, the rich town of home and picturesque monuments, became yesterday the host of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq, who under the European Union's mediation and the intervention of the United States reached an unsigned agreement on the implementation of the European proposal, which they agreed to at the [...] meeting.
Ohrid, the home-rich town of picturesque monuments and monuments, was made yesterday by Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq, who under the European Union's mediation and the intervention of the United States reached an unsigned agreement on implementing the European proposal, which they agreed to at the 27 February meeting.
Journalists not only from Kosovo and Albania, but also from the region and the world yesterday in northern Macedonia to attend this event. Major world media like international news agency, ReutersAmerican news agency, Associated Press, of the famous American newspaper, Washington PostThey've reported the meeting and agreement reached. They highlight the two countries' path to the EU, Brussels' pledge to organise a donor investment conference, as well as the possibility of Kosovo aspiring to join the UN.
“Serbia and Kosovo reach agreement on implementing the EU-backed agreement on normalising relations” is Reuters's title, which explains that the two countries are in talks for nearly 10 years.
After reporting on the leaders' statements after the meeting, the news agency writes that in the annex for implementation of the agreement released Saturday evening, the EU pledged within 150 days to organise a donor conference to create an investment and financial assistance package for Kosovo and Serbia.
The Associated Press, meanwhile, titled it this way: “Serbia and Kosovo agree on how to implement the EU plan, says envoy”.
Showing how Kurti and Vuciq agreed last month to the 11-point EU proposal for normalising their relations, the AP writes that now both countries hope to join the EU.
The two countries hope to join the European Union one day and are told that they must initially improve their relations. The resolution of the dispute between Serbia and Kosovo has become more important as the war in Ukraine flares and fears rise that Russia may try to promote instability in the unstable Balkans, where it has historical impact, the AP writes.
It further explains that the EU's <x0 plan requires that the two countries maintain good neighbourly relations and recognise official documents and national symbols of each other”.
If implemented, it would prevent Belgrade from blocking Kosovo's efforts to seek membership in the United Nations and other international organisations, the AP writes, stressing that the agreement drafted by France and Germany and backed by the US does not require in an experimental way mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia.
Quoting the Associated Press, the Washington Post reported.
