Kosovo’s Minister without Portfolio, Edita Tahiri, said on Thursday that in the coming days there will be intensive meetings on the issue of dialogue. Tahiri also mentioned some of the main topics that would be discussed during the dialogue. According to her, one of the topics might be the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities.
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Branimir Stojanovic said that is not yet defined and agreed how Association / Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO) will look like, as well it is not determined which degree of autonomy will have in the four areas: education, health care, economic development and regional planning.
Kosovo’s Minister without portfolio, Edita Tahiri, said on Friday that as of last year, Serbia is blocked because it’s not respecting the agreements reached with Kosovo. She said that any agreement made with Serbia was signed on the principle of reciprocity. But, according to her, there are delays on the implementation of agreements because of the history between Kosovo and Serbia. "Sometimes it is not good to mention this but I say that Serbia committed genocide in Kosovo,” Tahiri said.
Kosovo’s Minister without portfolio, Edita Tahiri, does not agree with the criticism of the opposition parties and civil society that the European Union (EU) is “spoiling” Serbia. Tahiri told Zeri that the EU has put the Chapter 35 for Serbia, which demands the normalization of relations with Kosovo, and requires the withdrawal of parallel structures in the north. "The EU is warning Serbia for its negligence regarding the implementation of agreements with Kosovo.
A Kosovo delegation led by Minister for Dialogue Edita Tahiri has participated at the second meeting on irregular migration held in Brussels under the auspices of the European Commission. A press release issued by the Office of the Prime Minister of Kosovo notes that European Commission representatives said Kosovo authorities displayed efficient engagement in preventing irregular migration and that Pristina is involved in international and bilateral cooperation for the repatriation and reintegration of returnees.
BELGRADE/ROME - Representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of Serbia and Kosovo conferred in Roma on Thursday on normalization of postal and railway traffic and other issues important for the advancement of economic activities in Kosovo.
The talks were held between Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, and Edita Tahiri, Minister in charge of the dialogue with Belgrade representing Pristina's interim institutions.
Kosovo minister without portfolio Edita Tahiri said today before MPs that construction works in the north of Kosovo has not been discussed in the Brussels dialogue with Belgrade. However, she said efforts are underway to try and resolve the matter through a memorandum of understanding which has yet to be signed by the mayors of northern and southern parts of Mitrovica.
The prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa, will meet in Brussels on February 9th to continue negotiations between the two countries after a break in talks that lasted several months. The precise topics of discussion are still unknown, but the participants will certainly cover implementation of the Brussels Agreement and its effects on the two countries.
The resumption of the talks with Pristina is especially important for Belgrade because the dialogue is a key point in the continuation of Serbia's EU integration.
Kosovo’s Minister without portfolio Edita Tahiri told the news site on Thursday that the issue of the Trepca mining complex would under no circumstance be discussed in the Pristina-Belgrade dialogue. According to Tahiri, the red lines set in the dialogue with Belgrade do not allow for such topics to be addressed. She also said that the Constitution of Kosovo does not allow opening topics that are related to Kosovo’s wealth and territorial integrity.
The government of Serbia wants dialogue with Kosovo on the Trepca issue. What is the position of the government of Kosovo?
The government of Kosovo sent an official note to the European Union on Monday about Serbia’s continuous illegal interventions in Kosovo and the violation of the Brussels Agreement with the decision to extend parallel structures in the municipality of Shterpce/Strpce. Kosovo’s Minister without portfolio, Edita Tahiri, sent a letter to EU official Fernando Gentilini, calling on the EU to take all measures to prevent Serbia from interfering through its parallel structures in Kosovo.