Protocol expert: Possible Bislimi rejection in Tirana has political paint

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has seen it best to join an international symposium in Greece and thus reject the informal meeting with leaders of the countries of the region, who are expected to lunch in Tirana on Monday at the invitation of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

For this, it was reported in Albanian media that the Kosovo government has sent Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, who according to ABC, has been refused to be part of this meeting as representative.

But this news was denied by Bsilm's office, where Klisman Cadiu, deputy Prime Minister Bislim's media adviser, said reports of Bislimi's participation were not true and that he did not plan to go to that meeting.

The yesterday's <x0m Prime Minister Bislim's participation in the informal meeting in Tirana is not true. It wasn't planned or less confirmed. Since there was no confirmation from Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi, then neither could he refuse his participation or presence”, Cadiu wrote on Facebook.

Periscopi has talked with Protocol expert Haki Merovci, who said that the reform law on the Kosovo state protocol, the rank of the prime minister's protocol can be delegated in four cases: When there is extremely important activity, cases of death, deteriorating health, or extension of his official stance abroad.

“Conform the law on the Kosovo state protocol, the prime minister's protocol rank may be delegated, in cases where the country's KM has an extremely important activity, cases of death, worsening health, or prolonging its official position abroad. I don't have the reaction text, usually this verbal note runs around on ZKM through the Embassy of the Republic of Albania in Pristina”, Merovci said.

Government spokesman Progress Kryeziu said Kurti has announced Rama that “will not be able to go this time, since months ago he has confirmed participation in a conference in Greece's Crete”.

According to this logic, the Kosovo government has had to send Kurti's deputy, since the reason for his modalisation at the meeting is another visit abroad.

The expert on protocol issues, Haki Merovci, stressed that if Bislim is really refused to be part of the meeting in Tirana, then that would be political background.

The background is probably political dyeing and this phenomenon is antibody of protocol”, Merovci told Periscope.

Edi Rama is under way in order to welcome the Berlin Process's upcoming meeting in Tirana in October.

After the two-day tour of the region, the Albanian prime minister has invited Western Balkan leaders to a informal lunch this Monday in Tirana.

The four prime ministers of the region -- Serbia's Ana Brnabiq, Macedonian Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski, Montenegrin government chief Dritan Abazovic and Bosnia and Herzegovina Prime Minister Borjana Christo -- have confirmed the turnout. European Enlargement Union Commissioner Oliver Varhely will also attend the meeting. /Periscopi/