President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci met President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Paris at the sidelines of activities organised to commemorate end of World War I, online media are reporting referring to a post put up by Thaci on his social media accounts. Thaci said he met the Russian president for the first time and wrote that dialogue for normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia and the possibility of reaching a comprehensive, legally binding agreement was the main focus of their conversation. “President Putin was clear: If you (Kosovo-Serbia) reach a peaceful agreement, Russia will support it,” Thaci wrote. Kosovo public broadcaster RTK headlined the meeting saying Thaci was preparing Kosovo’s membership to the UN but went on to say that it was not clear whether the Russian veto power at the UN Security Council was discussed in the Thaci-Putin meeting. Indeksonline news website meanwhile says the meeting ‘broke the ice’ in Kosovo-Russia relations. At the same time, Gazeta Express writes that the meeting is part of Thaci’s efforts to find allies that support his ‘border correction’ idea and that after encountering rejection from the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, “Thaci has set towards a different address – that of Vladimir Putin.”
Thaci meets Putin, says Russia supports Kosovo-Serbia agreement (media)
- Published: 5 years ago on 12/11/2018
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- Last Modified: November 12, 2018 @ 1:43 pm
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