Balkans | Albanian Prime Minister Rama conveyed the project of the Union of Serbian Municipalities to Macron and Scholz

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama reported that he had conveyed the draft they had prepared for the creation of a federation of Serb municipalities in Kosovo, where most Serbs live, to French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

In the press conference held in the capital, Tirana, Rama touched on the recent tensions in Kosovo, the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, and the Union of Serbian Municipalities.

Noting that the situation in northern Kosovo has reached the proportions of a political tragedy for the Republic of Kosovo, Rama said: “The statements of our strategic allies regarding this situation are becoming increasingly alarming. Truthfully, every day and every hour, it is incomprehensible why the Kosovo authorities hesitate to de-escalate the situation that is In it it is clear that the biggest loser is Kosovo. He said.

Arguing that Serbia did what it had done before, and that Kosovo did what it had not done before and in any way, Rama noted that Kosovo was “publicly blamed by all the strategic allies of the Albanian nation”.

Describing the establishment of the Federation of Serbian Municipalities as the key to finally opening the door that will lead to international approval of the Republic of Kosovo, Rama said that this will pave the way for universal recognition of Kosovo, its membership in the United Nations and all international forums, and mutual recognition with Serbia.

Regarding the project he presented to create a federation of Serbian municipalities, Rama said: “Yesterday I presented the federation project to both sides of the Franco-German proposal, President Macron and Prime Minister Schultz. I also informed European Council President Charles Michel and the American side of this matter.” He said.

Rama stated that the aforementioned draft is a high-level international document that takes into account all the reasons for the establishment of the federation, and that it is also part of the system of life in the Republic of Kosovo, which deals with all recommendations or conclusions. of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo.

Rama expressed hope that the document would be useful to take the dialogue between the two countries to another dimension and enable the parties to talk about concrete things for a successful conclusion of the dialogue: “Serbia ultimately lost Kosovo in 1999 and Serbia did not do so. Even ‘hair by hair’ Kosovo. It has no power to touch.” Use the phrase.

The agreement establishing the Confederation of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo’s mostly Serb municipalities between Kosovo and Serbia was signed in 2013, mediated by the European Union, but has not been put into practice. ?????? ?

At the end of last year, the two sides were negotiating a text known as the “Franco-German Plan”, which was supported by all members of the United States and the European Union. According to the plan, Kosovo should allow the creation of the Federation of Serb Municipalities in municipalities in the country where most Serbs live.

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