association-Kosovo-conditions – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:50:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Osmani on EU measures against Kosovo: There is a tendency to condition removal of punitive measures with the Association https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/12/22/osmani-on-eu-measures-against-kosovo-there-is-a-tendency-to-condition-removal-of-punitive-measures-with-the-association/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2023/12/22/osmani-on-eu-measures-against-kosovo-there-is-a-tendency-to-condition-removal-of-punitive-measures-with-the-association/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 15:05:58 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=223040 TIRANA, Dec 22 /ATA/ The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has said that for some people in the European Union the removal of punitive measures against Kosovo should be conditional on the implementation of dialogue agreements with Serbia, rather than the de-escalation of the situation in the north. Such conditions, according to President Osmani, will only have a negative effect on the dialogue process and that she opposed such a thing even at the December 13 EU-Western Balkans summit. She emphasized that Serbia’s letter to the EU states informing them that it will not implement the Brussels and Ohrid agreement testifies to its destructive approach to dialogue.
Osmani, after the meeting with the President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, said that the measures against Kosovo should be removed as soon as possible, emphasizing that only NATO membership will have a long-term effect on security in the region.

On the other hand, the president of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, said that the normalization of Kosovo-Serbia relations is key to the security of the region.

He asked for the implementation of all the agreements that have been signed so far, appealing to the European Union to be more objective in the dialogue and to apply incentives or punitive measures in case the commitments made are not implemented.

During the joint conference, President Osmani also mentioned the need for concrete steps for Kosovo’s membership in NATO, starting with the Partnership for Peace.
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