What is said in Catalan party's request for Kosovo recognition

The Catalan party “Junts” has submitted a no legislative proposal to the MP Congress, through which it wants the Spanish Government to recognise Kosovo “as a sovereign state”.

In the text, which he saw “European Press”, the parliamentary group led by Miriam Nogueras, says Kosovo is the <x1-state rule of law and democracy, with approximately 1.7 million inhabitants” known as an independent state from 104 countries, including 22 EU members, broadcast Klankosova.tv.

Although Kosovo has not recognised five EU member states (Spanja, Romania, Slovakia, Cyprus and Greece), with the argument that the declaration of independence was a unilateral “minus1> that did not have Belgrade's approval, “Junts” recalls that the International Court of Justice ( SEND) decided in July 2010 that Kosovo's “declaration of independence has not violated international law” and that there is no rule preventing it from going on.

Spain's “refusal to recognise a state that used its legitimate right to self-rule is an obstacle to the European policy of involvement of the Western Balkans in the EU, and this is a factor in destabilising the area in a war-marked context in Ukraine that this part of Europe is experiencing it with particular anxiety”, points out “Junts” in the commentary statement.

“Spain already has indirect relations with Kosovo”, recall the members of Carles Puigdemont's party, which also stress that since January, the Spanish government has been forced to recognise Kosovo passports because Kosovo “has joined the visa removal regime for short stays in the Schengen” area.

They also consider that “is not acceptable that the Spanish state shares the same strategy of Russia, China or Belarus for refusing to recognise Kosovo”.

For all these reasons, <x0Juts” considers that “in support of efforts being made by the institutions and the people of Kosovo to protect their right to exist as an independent state, the Spanish state must give up its refusal and must continue with the immediate recognition of the Republic of Kosovo”.

The text presented simply proposes that Congress promote “Government to recognise the Republic of Kosovo as sovereign state”.

On May 28, Spain, along with Norway and Ireland, decided to get to know the Palestinian state.

This brought into focus the issue for Spain to do the same with Kosovo.

However, in a response of the Spanish MPJ to local media, Kosovo's “situate was said to be completely different from that of the Palestinian state”.

The Spanish Foreign Ministry, through media adviser Elena Aliarica Cortezon, told Radio Free Europe that Spain has not changed its stance on Kosovo's citizenship, thus remaining one of the five European Union countries that have not recognised Kosovo. /Klankosova. tv