Head of the European Office in Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar, considers that the decision of the UNESCO member states not to vote in favor of Kosovo’s membership at this organization should not stop the determination of Kosovo’s institutions toward progress. “There was a major support for Kosovo in UNESCO. Many countries supported Kosovo’ membership at this organization. Majority of the required numbers was not reached however Kosovo should continue to be determined on its way,” Zbogar said.
During his presentation of the the European Commission’s annual Progress Report for Kosovo, Zbogar said that dialogue is the only means to improve the relations between Pristina and Belgrade. “It is true that there are ups and downs, because nothing can be achieved immediately and for a short time, but there are signs of normalization. This dialogue leads toward normalization and Serbs in Kosovo should defend their interests through institutional representatives, by accepting the laws of Kosovo state. This is the idea, this is normalization.”
Speaking about Kosovo’s path towards reach of the liberalization of visas, Zbogar said that Kosovo has made major progress on its path however, he stressed that the report for liberalization of visas should be waited in order to see if this progress was effective.
The report for liberalization of visas for Kosovo arrives in mid-December.
