Opposition leaders divided over dialogue with Belgrade (Koha)
The paper reports on page two that Isa Mustafa, leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK), Albin Kurti, leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, and Fatmir Limaj, leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), met on Thursday at AAK headquarters to discuss dialogue with Belgrade. No agreement was reached. Kurti told reporters after the meeting that leaders are now in the second phase of talks, on topics including dialogue with Belgrade, the implementation of the association of Serb majority municipalities, and completed privatization ventures. “We, as Vetevendosje, presented our positions. We also submitted a written proposal on future strategic steps. I believe in future meetings we will be able to find the right solutions and I am optimistic about the second phase talks. No agreement was reached on our requests, but talks will continue,” Kurti said. Haradinaj, who is proposed for Prime Minister by the opposition coalition, said no one in Kosovo is against dialogue but added that talks should be a fruitful process. “A final agreement was not reached but there was an approximation of positions,” Haradinaj said.