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Kosovo Foreign Minister Donika Grovalla said on Saturday she saw the United States and NATO, the European Union a paper player in terms of security, boosting the reactions of American and European envoys as well as the opposition at home.

During a speech under the Dubrovnik Forum, Minister Grovall said the key issue for security in the Western Balkans is whether the EU can guarantee security and peace in Europe.

My assessment is that the EU cannot. Because he is unable and unable to provide security. The reasons are obvious: there is no political will, there is a lot of disagreement in the bloc and without the United States and NATO, the EU is a paper player in terms of security”, said Mrs. Gervalla. During her speech she added that Europe has no success in trying to prevent wars.

“We need a new strategy and new people trying to find a better way. Unlike others, we are not trying to use it The EU as a chest. We are more for European values than for European money”, Minister Gervala said.

Escobar: Everything positive that has happened in the Balkans is combining co-operation B E-US

The US envoy, Gabriel Escobar, said that unlike Minister Gervalla, thinks that “everything positive that happened in the Balkans has been a combination of the co-operation of the European Union and the United States”.

Mr. Escobar said the Western Balkans region has been divided into two paths; one with NATO states that are much more stable, contributing to regional stability and set on the road to European integration and the other of those who are consuming the attention and resources of others in the region as they get caught up with their difficulties”.

According to him, the fundamental differences are that states which are part of NATO and have experienced greater developments are those that have overcome the challenges of ethnic rivalry. Those who continue to have leadership that popularism, nationalism, and ethnic rivalry are the ways ahead, are the ones facing more challenges”.

Lajcak: The EU is not perfect but it's a dream of states knocking on its doors

European envoy Miroslav Lajcak said the European Union is far from perfect, but “is the best we have. It's the most successful union of countries. There is no other union on this planet that has offered better political and economic stability. I think EU membership is a dream of states that are knocking on the door of the bloc”, he said.

Kosovo's government has been criticised by Western diplomacy and put in punitive measures by the European Union due to tensions in its north, where Serb protest groups took to the streets by rejecting the municipal office of Albanian leaders issued by the April 23rd elections boycotted by Serbian parties.

The West seeks to reduce tensions through a European plan envisioning the suspension of police operations in the north, the transfer of mayors to alternative offices, and the proclamation of early elections with unconditional participation of Kosovo Serbs.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has indicated in favour of holding new elections and reducing the presence of special police units in the north, along with the establishment of rule of law.

While Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said the unfulfilled issue is “the simultaneous withdrawal of mayors and people located around municipal buildings”, referring to Serb protesters.

Reactions in Kosovo following Minister Gervala's speech

Representatives of the opposition in Kosovo criticised Minister Grovall's speech, naming her <x0 irresponsible” her statement on the EU.

For reference, a paper player named Mao Zadong US”, Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo Vlora Citaku, wrote on social networks.

The miserable and dangerous “” has named Kosovo's diplomatic situation, Democratic League spokeswoman Sbel Halimi.

Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Secretary-General Muharrem Nitaj wrote, among other things, that the least “needed is a statement by the President and the prime minister explaining that what the foreign minister has said is not the official position of the Republic of Kosovo”.

The opposition sharply criticised the Kosovo government for undermining relations with allies, warning actions to counter the government's approach to the crisis in the country's north. / VOA