Ferguson: Support for Kosovo's membership in the KiE, we want association to be formed as soon as possible

For politics, asked how it is possible for a country to be admitted to the Council of Europe in two parts, since only Serbia is recognised in the UN and only states can be members of the Council of Europe, Ferguson replied that great Britain views the matter from a different perspective.

“Like most EU, European and many other countries, we consider Kosovo independent. Great Britain would like to see Kosovo on the Council of Europe and other international organisations when conditions for such a thing” are created, the ambassador said.

He says the Council of Europe is an important organisation, which was essential for achieving peace and stability in Europe after World War II.

According to him, instruments of the Council of Europe, such as the European Court for Human Rights, can be extremely important for the protection of all Kosovo citizens, including minorities.

“at the same time, we want to see progress in realising the Serb Communist Community in Kosovo. This was supposed to happen a long time ago, because the obligation was made with the Brussels Agreement”, Ferguson said.

For the statement that the Association, which should have been established 11 years ago, he says Britain is clear that it wants to see the association form as soon as possible, which was discussed by British special envoy Stuart Peach, because he believes it is an important part of the normalisation framework of relations between Serbia and Kosovo.

Asked whether Kosovo is expected to meet its obligations only after EC membership, he trusts Albin Kurti, Ferguson said it is not a matter of confidence, but that he expects concrete progress.

The “is important and urgent to achieve progress in implementing the Ohrid Agreement, to remove part of that pressure from the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina”, he said.