The outgoing leader of Vetevendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, stated today that the agreement between the Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia in Brussels, was reached stealthily from the population and Assembly of Kosovo.
Despite the fact that the Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa and that of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic gave insufficient information on the agreement on justice reached last night between Pristina and Belgrade in Brussels, the Minister of Justice at the government of Kosovo, Hajredin Kuci, was reticent on the matter as well.
He said from Brussels that the intention of the agreement was integration of Kosovo’s justice system in every part of Kosovo.
Head of the Government Office for Cooperation with the media, Milivoje Mihajlovic told RTS that the agreement on the judiciary, reached in Brussels is not a surprise. Next negotiations in Brussels on Community/Association of Serbian Municipalities (ZSO). Pristina authorities are to blame for "river of asylum seekers," said Mihajlovic.
Milivoje Mihajlovic, visiting on RTS, said that the judiciary was the biggest obstacle to continue dialogue and that essentially this agreement, reached between Belgrade and Pristina, means bringing justice to Kosovo in all areas where Serbs live.
Kosovo Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, has described the agreement reached yesterday in Brussels between Pristina and Belgrade, as very important. “Today in the morning we concluded a very important agreement, which ensures the functioning of the judiciary in the entire territory of Kosovo. I thank the EU High Representative, Ms. Federica Mogherini and members of the delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, Minister of Justice Hajredin Kuci, Minister Edita Tahiri, Minister of European Integration Bekim Collaku, Mr. Blerim Shala and Mr.
Negotiations Are Key to Serbia and Kosovo’s Efforts to Advance on Path Toward European Union Membership
BRUSSELS—High-level reconciliation talks between Serbia and Kosovo resumed Monday after close to a year, as the two prime ministers met with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Brussels.
The resumption of talks for the first time since March 2014 follows elections last year in both Serbia and Kosovo. It comes as both governments face rising political pressures.
The Ambassador of the United States in Belgrade, Michael Kirby, said that he is optimistic regarding the continuance of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. “The issue of the property will necessarily become part of the agenda, however, implementation of the agreement reached in 2013 should be much more important for Serbia,” Kirby told the Serbian news agency B92.
After the question of the leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, addressed to the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, on who gave them the mandate to discuss Kosovo's justice system with Serbia, Chairman of the National Council of this party, Jakup Krasniqi, also wrote on his Facebook page that these discussions are reopening Ahtisaari’s Package.
The head of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), Ismet Beqiri, said on Monday that the Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, is willing to immediately report on what would be discussed in Brussels, and it is ready to do this on Thursday, if this round of talks ends today. This, according to him, demonstrates the willingness of the government for transparency. Speaking about the dismissal of the Communities and Returns Minister Aleksandar Jablanovic, Beqiri said that anyone who works to the detriment of Kosovo, has no place in Kosovo institutions.
Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes in his weekly column that the upcoming round of the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade is expected to remain the same as the previous meetings. The EU is not going to change its position on the dialogue as it believes the process so far has been quite successful. Belgrade will also remain in its positions as the Serbian Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic, was one of the main actors even when the dialogue was officially led by Ivica Dacic.
BELGRADE - Belgrade and Pristina will meet in Brussels to resume their talks on the normalization of relations, now facilitated by the new European foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, for the first time after ten months on Monday.
The negotiating teams are now being headed by Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa, prime minister in the Kosovo government.
The dialogue will begin after 6 p.m., as Prime Minister Vucic will first have talks with European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.