More than 4 years of appointment as a diplomat in Skopje: Does Princeton Sadriu still have a warrant?

It has been more than a month since the First Lord, Princeton Sadri, was given 4 full calendar years since he was named “Minister of Diplomatic Mission” in northern Macedonia on July 15th, 2019.

Under the Kosovo Foreign Service Law, the regular length of service is only 4 years.

“Time in diplomatic missions: Diplomatic representatives remain in service on the same diplomatic mission over a four-year period, or as required to meet the ministry's needs and the discretion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs”, the law says.

In a regular annual declaration of property in the former - The AKK, Prondon Sadriu, has declared his appointment to this position on the 1507.2019.

National has asked Mr. Sadriu what happened: has the mandate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued? If so, on what basis and decision? But the same has denied to have expired in the first place.

First says you have “of wrong or biased information” and that his mandate started on February 2, 2020, as he claims, “with my announcement and accreditment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the host state”.

The media reminded Mr. Sadriu that “you have personally stated to the AKK that date”, but he also here says that “has the difference between appointing a position and starting a” mandate.

“What you sent from the AKK indicates the date for the release of the decision to send out”, Pridon Sadriu tells us.

In light of this, the medium has also talked with former Kosovo Ambassador to Northern Macedonia Gjergj Dedaj, who says that neither “remains the interpretation of Mr. Sadriu” and that the start of the mandate is calculated since the appointment by the state of Kosovo occurs.

Not when you are accredited by the host state”, Mr. Deday, “but, when you are appointed by the state of Kosovo, you tell us full status.

Even for the time it has served as ambassador to Skopje, Dedaj assures us that this has been the practice that has been four years since the appointment, the mandate expires.

It's not his interpretation. Because the mandate is given to you at that moment when you are decreed by the state of Kosovo”.

It has nothing to do with the state of Northern Macedonia. Because the state has issued an ambassadorship with that date, and you are from that date until you're four years old you're ambassador, or adviser, or minister, that he's the only one in the world who's had this ministerial degree, that doesn't usually have through the consulate and embassy and diplomatic missions, the only one who has it<1>

Deday s'e has no doubt that “this is the rule” although it's skeptical that this rule is respected, because it believes that “these guys can do anything”

When it's named that way, it's okay, now they can do anything. When four years are complete or they're still in their decision or you're back at”, he's done.

Nationale has failed to state Mr. Deday. Redaksia has also sent questions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the expiration of Mr Sadriu's 4-year term, respectively, of whether the mandate has been extended, but that it has not accepted answers to the publication.