One of the leading stories in the media today is the visit by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to Pristina and his meetings with President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. After meeting President Thaci, Kurz told reporters that Austria will support any agreement reached between Kosovo and Serbia even if this involves border correction. “The Austrian government supports any agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. We are confident that any agreement that is reached will not be opposed by any country. If the agreement involves border correction, the EU will support it,” Kurz is quoted as saying in Gazeta Metro. The news website also notes that “the Austrian Chancellor has killed hopes for visa liberalization”. “Many member states are still skeptical. This is why I am careful when I talk about this issue, because of the expectations,” Kurz said. Telegrafi quotes political commentators in Pristina as saying that Kurz’s remarks about visa liberalization should serve as an alarm for Kosovo’s authorities. Indeksonline reports that after his meeting with Prime Minister Haradinaj, the Austrian Chancellor did not mention the idea of border changes between Kosovo and Serbia. The news website quotes Kurz as saying, “I feel very good to be here in Kosovo and I want to thank you about the friendship between the two countries. Austria is a strong supporter of Kosovo. Austria strongly supports dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia and we are interested in your future in this respect, therefore, we want to see the people of Kosovo supporting dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia because the success of this process will serve your future and peace and stability in the region”. Under the headline A scandalous visit by Kurz, speaks against the army too, Gazeta Express reports that the Austrian Chancellor talked about border changes, gave bad news about visa liberalization and even made negative remarks about the future Army of Kosovo. “Even if Russian officials – Putin and Lavrov – would visit Pristina, they would most probably not speak in such negative tones,” the website remarks.
Austrian Chancellor Kurz visits Pristina (media)
- Published: 5 years ago on 06/11/2018
- By: OSCPA F
- Last Modified: November 6, 2018 @ 2:56 pm
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