Good news: NATO Parliamentary Assembly Approves Advancing Kosovo Status

Most of the countries have voted for, one vote has been against, and 14 other countries have abstained.

A day earlier, the Serbian Parliament delegation has demanded through a letter that Kosovo not advance status.

In the Serbian Parliament's announcement, it is said to be a reward for Pristina, which, according to Belgrade, is doing everything to prevent dialogue between the two countries, being mediated by the European Union, and to avoid obligations from agreements reached in Brussels.

What is the NATO Parliamentary Assembly?

NATO's Parliamentary Assembly is institutionally separate from NATO, but serves as an important link between NATO and the parliaments of member states.

It consists of 281 delegates from all 32 NATO member states.

In addition, delegates from 9 associate countries, four associate Mediterranean countries, and eight parliamentary monitoring delegations are participating in its activities.

Association members can submit resolutions and changes to resolutions. Also, they can serve as special rapporteurs associated with the committees to present their prospects in NATO-The Parliamentary Assembly reports.

However, they have no right to vote for reports, resolutions or Assembly leadership, nor do they contribute to its budget.

Currently, associate members are nine between them and Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Kosovo Assembly, for years, is a two-seat monitoring delegation. Now, with the status advance, the Kosovo participating delegation could be expanded.