Did Kurt and Bislim regret the Bratislava deal?

It seems that Prime Minister Albin Kurti and his deputy, Besnik Bislim, have regretted reaching an agreement with the European Union for the transition of the situation to the north. This is because sanctions imposed by the EU are not being lifted.

Prime Minister Albin Kurti, at a media conference Wednesday, hinted that he supports the condition his deputy, Besnik Bislimi, had said the EU should be set for holding elections in the north.

Unofficially, at a meeting with Kosovo's deputy prime minister, who is also the leader of talks between Kosovo and Serbia, had said that without the removal of sanctions against Kosovo, the elections in the north cannot be held -- this requirement that was accepted by the Kosovo side, as one of the points for deceleration of the situation in the north.

Although Radio Free Europe had quoted Bisimi for the new “condition, there has been no official statement on the issue.

Prime Minister Kurti refused to call Bislim's position condition, but said it's a very logical <x0ndrend of things”.

The “Masses that have been taken against us that are called temporary and returnable, so restorable, of course, we expect to be removed as soon as possible and it's logical that this will happen in advance. It's not about conditioning, but it's about the logical order of things that should have as a first step the implementation of agreement between Bislem and Lajcak on June 3rd realised in Bratislava that creates minimum normality for early elections”, the prime minister said.

About two weeks ago, the Koso Government announced it had reached the despass agreement.

This reconciliation was reached during an informal meeting held in Bratislava between Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi and EU special envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue Miroslav Lajcak. The three European Union demands for extending the situation to the north and which the Kosovo side has accepted are:

• Kosovo is required immediately to suspend police operations near municipal buildings in the north and that the four municipal heads temporarily exercise their duties in alternative objects
• Serbia urged to ensure protesters withdraw from municipal buildings in parallel with withdrawal of Kosovo Police
• Both states are required to announce early local elections as soon as possible in four municipalities in northern Kosovo, with the unconditional participation of Kosovo Serbs in them.

The European Union on Tuesday told Nacional that the EU expects its stressed requirements to be implemented in the declaration of the 27 EU member states on 3 June. /Periscopi/