Pristina said that it will lobby for the entry to the OSCE with the help of US and Albania, but it was in vain because the consensus of 57 member states is required for the entry into the organization.
Although on paper membership in the United Nations is not a precondition for admission, it is an unwritten rule, because all current members of the OSCE have a seat in the UN.
Representatives of Washington and Tirana have presented their views on the admission of Kosovo at a recent meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, but it was not a surprise for Serbia. According to the Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman Ivica Dacic, at almost every meeting, delegates from Albania, sometimes the US, are asking when Kosovo will participate.
Dacic says that Serbia does not dispute the possibility of representatives of Pristina to participate in various regional meetings, but that it is unacceptable to become a member of the OSCE, because that would mean prejudging the status of Kosovo as an independent state.
Ivan Mrkić, Adviser to the Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic, says that it will be difficult for Kosovo to gain a seat in the OSCE, despite the support of influential mentors.
– It is enough that only one country disagrees with the reception and the ramp will be down for Pristina.
Milovan Bozinovic, former Serbian ambassador in Vienna, said that Pristina’s attempts are the smallest problem for Serbia.
– With regard to the rule that all decisions are made by consensus, Serbia alone can stop the admission of Kosovo. Much more problematic are other organizations such as the Council of Europe and UNESCO.
