O'Brien: Before the KE membership vote takes place, there must be progress for Association

US Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien, at a media conference, has talked about Kosovo's intention to join the Council of Europe and the conditions Kosovo must meet before Kosovo's request is put to the polls at the Council of European Ministers' Council. He said implementation of [...]
He has said implementing the Decani Monastery decision has been a decision that has marked progress and that the US has publicly welcomed.
The fulfillment of the Decani Monastery decision was a good progress, and we have publicly welcomed the steps the government took”, O'Brien said.
He has now said that the Kosovo Rapporteur for the Council of Europe has said Kosovo should be able to score progress on the establishment of association before the Kosovo issue is put to the polls at the Council of Ministers.
But this has happened and the rapporteur has said that Kosovo should be able to move forward with the establishment of association before the Kosovo issue” is put to the polls, OöBrien said.
The reporter has made it clear that implementation of the Association should become”, he said.












