Mutual contempt and harsh political rhetoric is characterizing the relations between Kosovo institutional leaders Ambassadors of the Quint countries, who represent the five most powerful governments of the West.
Disagreements are related with the two current most important issues in the political scene of Kosovo, such as ratification of the Agreement for the demarcation of the border with Montenegro and initiative to abrogate the Law on Specialist Chambers for war crimes.
Analysts of the political issues claim that such relations of the leadership of Kosovo with representatives of ally countries, are being noticed for the first time in recent decades.
The most recent case proves alteration in the current processes, was the statement of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, on Wednesday, when he said that he does not give account to the Ambassadors.
Kosovo’s President, Hashim Thaci, also had addressed a number of critiques, especially on the address of the European Union, for keeping Kosovo isolated, without visa liberalization. While when the Special Court is concerned, Thaci had stressed that international representatives had promised visa liberalization and European perspective in exchange for the establishment of this court.
On the other hand, there were continuous calls of the Ambassadors of the Quint countries to give up the initiative for abrogation of the Law on Special Court, saying that those politicians who approve this initiative will be facing serious consequences.
Political analyst, Ilir Ibrahimi, told RFE that major disagreements between the two parties are consequence of mutual harsh political rhetoric.
“We also heard harsher rhetoric of Ambassadors than ever before addressed to Kosovo leaders and perhaps as a reply we have had a harshened language on the address of the ambassadors. This comes due to the disagreements that we have seen between the two parties on the two issues, Demarcation and the Special Court,” Ibrahimi said.
Continuous ignoring of the requests of the international allies, is considered by analysts as actions which affected Kosovo’s partnership and friendship with the U.S. as well as European Union ally countries.
Political analyst, Ismajl Hasani, told RFE that this could cause irreparable consequences for Kosovo.
“Use of vulgar language by individuals, partly also by institutions towards the ambassadors of the Quint countries, which have a great importance with their presence in Kosovo, could be freely qualified as a cacophony with dangerous prisms and at the same time they cause an irreparable damage to the relations of Kosovo with its friendly countries,” Hasani said.
According to Ilir Ibrahimi, the damage is already done. According to him, these countries have started to lose trust on Kosovo leaders.
“Last week we had a speech of the U.S. Ambassador addressed to Kosovo people, and not any more to Kosovo leaders. He has started a conversation with the citizen of Kosovo, because he is not seeing some kind of partnership with Kosovo leaders and this is a setback in the relations that Kosovo state has had with these friendly countries,” Ibrahimi said.
Kosovo is behind with European integration processes, and the only country in the region without visa liberalisation. While, recently, political structures deriving from the Kosovo Liberation Army have organized politically to object complete functionalization of the Special Court for war crimes, manifested with the request of MPs to abrogate the Law which regulates functioning of this Court.
According to analysts, such situation is increasing frustration and disappointment within Kosovo, especially on the current leadership, frustrations that are being reflected also on the statements of the state leaders.
