The EU takes Edi Rama's draft seriously “is carefully analyzing”

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9 June 2023, 11:34(3 years ago)

Some diplomatic sources in the European Union, which say they have had the opportunity to see the text of the draft for the Association of Serb Major municipalities in Kosovo, delivered by Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, told Free Europe Radio that, “text is very seriously written, and by the way of [...]

Some diplomatic sources in the European Union, which say they have had the opportunity to see the text of the draft for the Kosovo Serb majority municipalities, delivered by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, have told Free Europe Radio that, “text is written very seriously, and for the way it is written there is a very high quality”. Therefore, according to sources, “thesis is carefully analysed”. But in questions about whether this draft will be considered to advance the dialogue, these sources have said that “ky text is seen as a contribution to this direction, as well as other drafts that have been worked so far by various nongovernmental organisations“. “is not so important as how the EU treats this draft, but how the parties, Pristina and Belgrade treat it. It is up to them, within the dialogue, to advance in the direction of meeting this task“, an EU diplomat has said. Albania's Prime Minister, Edi Rama, has said on June 8th that he has submitted a draft to France's president, Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Rama has said the document is confidential, but has indicated it is “an international high-level document that takes into account all the reasons for creating association and that association is part of the organisation of life for Kosovo”.

The Kosovo government has not yet been declared regarding the draft proposed by Albania.

In the EU, say that, in addition to various drafts, which have been submitted by various organisations, many <x0-> European objects --“ -- which can serve as a model to ensure a proper model of self-awareness for the ethnic Serb community in Kosovo.

The establishment of the Association of Serb majority municipalities in Kosovo is one of the obligations of Kosovo, which the EU and the United States insist most.

At the last high-level meeting, within the dialogue between the two countries, a draft of the Association compiled by the Management Team made up of four members of the Serb community has been introduced.

This team was fired a day later by Kosovo authorities.

The draft has been rejected immediately by Kosovo, while sources in the EU have said they have expected something like this.

Kurti, later, introduced a <x0drof vision “based on Croatia's example, where there is a National Council for the Serb community.

The EU insists that there are many models that can be taken into account and that if good will exists, even this issue, which has been so delayed, can be successfully concluded.

Kosovo and Serbia have reached agreement on Association in 2013, and later 2015 on principles for its establishment.

But in 2015, the Constitutional Court of Kosovo has found that the agreement is not in full harmony with the Constitution.

Serbia wants Kosovo to implement the agreements reached, but the current Kosovo government has been declared against a single-ethnic association.