QUINT ambassadors brutally respond to government- inviting them to a meeting Serbian NGOs Bislim reacted to Lajcak

Two days after Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislim led criticism of the EU's Emisari for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, after he met with a few representatives of Serbian non-governmental organisations, QUINT ambassadors have opposed the Kosovo government by inviting the same NGOs to the meeting, Express reports.

The view from the meeting has been published by Germany's Ambassador to Kosovo, Jorn Rohde, who has named “reliable partners”.

“The QUINT ambassadors [ The US, Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy and the EU assess the possibility of meeting today with the deputy ombudsman and representatives of the Kosovo Serb community who are reliable partners in our joint efforts to improve human rights and interethnic relations for Kosovo”, wrote Rohde, on the social network X, formerly known as Titter.

After Lajcak's meeting with these NGOs, Bislim had accused EU Emissar of unfair and neutral access.

According to Bislim, the delegation that has met Lajcak consists mainly of non-governmental Serb organisations from Kosovo that, according to him, actively and openly appeal against the integration of local Serbs into Kosovo's economic and social life.

For this Bislim statement, Violet von Cremon, a rapporteur for Kosovo at the European Parliament, reacted sharply last night.

The European Union is its own lady and there is no need for anyone to tell its officials who and at what hour Lajcak can meet has met constantly with all key actors who can contribute to their actions to normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia. This visit makes no exception in this regard”.

These people are not spokespersons for Vuciki, but independent NGOs that support multiethnic programmes and work hard for integration within Kosovo”, she has declared.

These statements are not only false but also dangerous because they target people and their organizations. I personally am deeply disappointed and concerned about the recent statements and actions of Kosovo Government authorities who have a direct and negative effect on members of ethnic Serbs and other minorities”.

“It is essential that Kosovo's multiethnic character be preserved, appreciated and supported. It was the foundation involved in Ahtisaari's plan, which secured Western recognition in 2008”, she has said.