
RFE/RL (2 May 2019)
Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci has said Washington must have a "leading role" in the process of normalizing relations with Serbia because the European Union is too "weak" and "not united."
Thaci made the remarks during an interview with RFE/RL in Pristina on May 2, three days after a summit of Balkan leaders in Berlin hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The summit failed to restart talks in earnest between Kosovo and Serbia under EU mediation.
"Definitely in Berlin we saw once again how weak Europe is, how the European Union is not united," Thaci told RFE/RL.
He said the role of the United States in the dialogue process between Kosovo and Serbia was "irreplaceable and no agreement will be reached without the dynamic and leading role of the United States of America."
Thaci has previously said that a deal with Serbia could be reached by the end of 2019.
Asked whether that was still feasible, he replied: "I hope yes. If not, we will lose a decade."
EU-mediated negotiations between Pristina and Belgrade broke down in 2018 over reports of a proposed land swap and after Kosovo imposed a 100-percent tax on Serbian imports in November.
Kosovo, a former province of Serbia, declared independence in 2008 in a move rejected by Belgrade.
Both Kosovo and Serbia aspire to join the EU, which has made the normalization of relations a precondition.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said after the Berlin meeting that revoking the 100-percent tariffs was Belgrade's only request, while Kosovar officials insisted that Serbia should fully recognize Kosovo's independence.
https://www.rferl.org/a/kosovo-s-president-says-u-s-help-needed-to-normalize-relations-with-serbia/29916803.html
No comments yet.
- REALPOLITIK AND ITALY'S MOVE ON THE ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS The Caucasus and Turkish-Armenian Relations 03.05.2019
- ERDOGAN HOPES TO EXTEND TURKSTREAM THROUGH BOSNIA The Balkans 03.05.2019
- IRAQ LAUNCHES 1ST ROUND OF SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENT Iraq 03.05.2019
-
MARTYR DIPLOMATS The Caucasus and Turkish-Armenian Relations 03.05.2019
-
KAZAKHSTAN RESUMES GAS TRANSIT FROM TURKMENISTAN TO RUSSIA Central Asia 03.05.2019
-
THE ARMENIAN QUESTION - BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND DOCUMENTATION -
THE TRUTH WILL OUT -
RADİKAL ERMENİ UNSURLARCA GERÇEKLEŞTİRİLEN MEZALİMLER VE VANDALİZM -
PATRIOTISM PERVERTED -
MEN ARE LIKE THAT -
BAKÜ-TİFLİS-CEYHAN BORU HATTININ YAŞANAN TARİHİ -
INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS ON THE EVENTS OF 1915 -
FAKE PHOTOS AND THE ARMENIAN PROPAGANDA -
ERMENİ PROPAGANDASI VE SAHTE RESİMLER -
A Letter From Japan - Strategically Mum: The Silence of the Armenians -
Japonya'dan Bir Mektup - Stratejik Suskunluk: Ermenilerin Sessizliği -
Anastas Mikoyan: Confessions of an Armenian Bolshevik -
Sovyet Sonrası Ukrayna’da Devlet, Toplum ve Siyaset - Değişen Dinamikler, Dönüşen Kimlikler -
Ermeni Sorunuyla İlgili İngiliz Belgeleri (1912-1923) - British Documents on Armenian Question (1912-1923) -
Turkish-Russian Academics: A Historical Study on the Caucasus -
Gürcistan'daki Müslüman Topluluklar: Azınlık Hakları, Kimlik, Siyaset -
Armenian Diaspora: Diaspora, State and the Imagination of the Republic of Armenia -
ERMENİ SORUNU - TEMEL BİLGİ VE BELGELER (2. BASKI)
-
CONFERENCE TITLED “HUNGARY’S PERSPECTIVES ON THE TURKIC WORLD"