PRISTINA, June 7 /ATA/ – Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti stated Wednesday that the situation in the country’s north could not be deescalated by exerting pressure or by warning of consequences.
He acknowledged that talks with the EU and U.S. emissaries were challenging, yet he voiced confidence that all uncertainties will be resolved and underlined that no ultimatums had been imposed on finding a solution to the situation in northern Kosovo.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a judo event in Mitrovice, PM Kurti said he had offered the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade – Pristina Dialogue and US Special Envoy, Miroslav Lajčak and Gabriel Escobar the best solution towards a sustainable crisis exit in northern Kosovo.
He reiterated readiness to hold early local elections in north, should the rule of law is first restored in the four municipalities so that free, fair and democratic elections are held afterwards.
“I haven’t been given an ultimatum. We met and discussed with the EU and U.S. envoys for two hours. I have offered them the most certain way to ensure a stable solution to the crisis in northern Kosovo triggered by the illegal structures there. First is the rule of law, as dozens of NATO soldiers, Kosovo police and reporters were victims of an unprecedented violence by extremists and criminal gangs. There could be no institutional stability without rule of law. Second, holding a free, fair and democratic electoral process in early local polls, as we are aware that voter turnout in the last elections was very low,” he said.
PM Kurti reiterated that Kosovo’s bilateral relations with the United States of America and the European Union were excellent.
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