French ambassador tells of President Macro's involvement in Kosovo- Serbia

The diplomat from France has shown what the messages from France and Germany are for these two countries and what exactly are expected from the parties.

Ambassador Guerot has also indicated the involvement of his president of state Emmanuel Macron in Kosovo dialogue Serbia.

According to the ambassador, the main messages the French president and German Chancellor have conveyed to the president of Kosovo and Serbia are:

The need for organising new local elections in northern Kosovo ; a need to ensure the participation of Serbs in the new local elections, the need for progress towards the establishment of the Serb majority municipalities' association, these messages are included in the statement of 27 European Union members published last weekend, in which there are specific requirements for calming the situation.

According to the French diplomat, the Ohrid Agreement is useful for both countries, and especially for their citizens, and that the international community expects Kosovo and Serbia to stop using divisive rhetoric to end unilateral actions, take short-term measures to ensure calm the situation in northern Kosovo, and to resume constructively in the process of dialogue, to implement the agreement to normalise its relations and annex.

“This is a clear condition for integration into the European Union, as well as for pursuing reforms for legal body integration, reforms which are in the interest of Kosovo and its citizens”.

France's ambassador has also spoken of his impressions of Kosovo since his arrival in Pristina in 2022.

He said Kosovo is a very beautiful, very attractive country.

I have a lot of fun knowing and trying to visit all the cities and meet as many people as possible, from all communities. People are tired of crises and tensions. Many of them have family members in diaspora in Switzerland, Germany, France, or elsewhere and therefore feel a close proximity to my country. I am convinced that Kosovo's future is within the European Union. President Macron was also clear of our enlargement vision during his recent speech in Bratislava. That is why dialogue should resume and not be hampered by repeated crises. Especially not from a crisis that could have been avoided, as is the case with the current crisis”, he said.

French diplomat has also talked about reports between Kosovo and France. “We have deep relations, whose basis is the determined commitment of France and its soldiers to free Kosovo during the war and later at the time of Kosovo's independence. It is important to remember that France has always witnessed its steadfast support in crucial moments for Kosovo.

Granted, our cooperation is more oriented toward the future than the memory of the past. We participate in training civil servants in Kosovo because we want a functional Kosovo, which can one day join the EU. We multiply ties with a region in northern France, similar to Kosovo in the territory. We also develop very varied cultural activities. A few examples: We have signed an agreement to facilitate the co-production of films between our two countries. We work closely with the French Ministry and professors to preserve the quality of French learning. We conduct archaeological excavations in the Ulpiana area, near Gracanica, with Kosovo archaeologists trained in France. Moreover, I want more Kosovo students in France, in all areas”, he said.

He invited students and parents to get acquainted with the Erasmus+ programs, which facilitate and help these exchanges financially. French universities offer all possible courses in French, of course, but very often also in English. Pristina's “Alliance can respond to all requests for information on this topic. And finally, I'd like to add economic exchanges. I enjoy seeing many French cars on the streets of Kosovo and French products in shops. There are already considerable French investments in Kosovo.

Pristina Airport, for example, is co-managed by a Turkish company and a French company. This is just one example from many others. There are French companies willing to invest in the field of renewable energy. We work to facilitate these investments because the fight against climate change belongs to all countries, Kosovo also”, the French diplomat said. /Telegraphy/