Following Gervala's letter Government Seeks to Intensify Membership Efforts in the KiE, Minister Next Week in Strasbourg

In this regard, Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Minister Donika Grovalla is expected to be in Strasbourg on 25 June, where there will be different meetings with the Council of Europe's leadership structures.

The news that the minister will be travelling to Strasbourg has confirmed on Telegrafi from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.

We remember that a week ago Gervailla in an interview for the show “Face” in Telegrafi.com said Kosovo has had a clear and detailed plan since its application for membership to the Council of Europe.

Gervala underlined that Kosovo's membership efforts have not been easy and have called for numerous diplomatic commitments.

“We haven't sat back and tried to open different doors and open different paths,” she said.

We remember that on April 16th the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted in favour of Kosovo membership, but at the Committee of Ministers meeting on May 17th Kosovo remained out of the agenda.

To be admitted to the Council of Europe, in favour of the applicant country there must be at least two-thirds of the votes on the Committee of Ministers.

Of the 46 member states as long as there are organisations, Kosovo has recognised 34.

To ensure membership, ministers of at least 31 countries would have to vote in its favour.

Currently, Kosovo remains at a halt until the Council of Europe's leading country takes it on the agenda of the Committee of Ministers either at extraordinary meetings or at any regular meeting in the coming years.

In principle, the procedure at the Parliamentary Assembly does not repeat itself.

Kosovo has been unable to become part of any major international organisation for years and has also played a role in the anti-Serbia lobby.