Lekaj optimistic that MPs will agree on visa liberalisation declaration (Indeksonline)
The Kosovo Assembly’s foreign affairs committee will meet today at 15:00 to discuss the final version of the declaration on visa liberalisation for Kosovo that will be sent to the European Union. Pal Lekaj, head of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) parliamentary group, said this is a good opportunity to convince the EU that the demarcation with Montenegro should be concluded with political and peaceful means. “The process of demarcation should in no way ruin our good relations with Montenegro,” Lekaj said. He added that he was optimistic that MPs of all political parties will agree on the text of the declaration. “The declaration by the Assembly is also a result of the inability of the government’s diplomacy to do its job. This is a good initiative,” he added. Asked if the declaration will be sufficient to convince the EU to give visa liberalisation to Kosovo, Lekaj said: “the declaration would have its effect if at the same time the government does its job in terms of the requirement for an uncompromised war against corruption and organised crime”.