Addressing a regular cabinet meeting, PM Kurti stood firm against pressure to establish the Association of Serb Municipalities, saying Kosovo was facing “a new condition that has nothing to do with the Council of Europe membership bid.”

“The government doesn’t accept membership conditions linked to the Association. We are discussing normalization of the relations with Serbia in Brussels and not in Strasbourg,” Kurti said.

France and Germany called on Kosovo authorities to take steps towards establishment of the Association of Serb Municipalities shortly after the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe recommended that Kosovo be invited to become a member of this international human rights body in end of April.

The successful vote in the Parliamentary Assembly has paved the way for the final decision by the Ministerial Council on May 16.

However, Kurti remains determined, refusing to compromise Kosovo’s principles.

Kurti also criticized demands to submit documents to Kosovo’s Constitutional Court by saying that “Kosovo refuses to legitimize documents it hasn’t officially accepted”.

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