... guarantees that the so-called “armed forces”, consisting mainly of the “KLA” terrorists, will not be used against the Serbian population in the north of the region in the future.
We support the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue under the auspices of the European Union with the aim to resolve the Kosovo problem. We hope that EU will perform its mediating functions in bona-fide way.
We believe that the key to successful progress on this track is the implementation of decisions already agreed by the parties, primarily in terms of the formation of ...
... did come true.
In the regard, the return of former members of the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) terrorist group to their countries of residence, in particular to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and the unrecognized Republic of Kosovo
appears
to be a principal problem today. This already creates hotbeds of tensions in predominantly Muslim areas in the Balkans. The European Union’s
position
on the matter is no cause for optimism either.
The degradation of the political regimes in some Balkans states has also had a serious impact on destabilization tendencies in the region. In 2018–2019, a wave of mass rallies ...
... it were about International law and the Montevideo Convention, Russia would have also recognized Transnistria or Nagorno-Karabakh, and Western countries would have recognized other territories in the post-Socialist space instead of only pro-Western Kosovo.
Spain — a member of the European Union and a NATO member state — is the only country in Western Europe that has not recognized Kosovo. This was initially because of objections to the legality of its unilateral declaration of independence under international law, and also due ...
... development.
Germany takes an intransigent position regarding any territorial exchanges. As a result, it largely dominates the European Union. Berlin insists that it is totally unacceptable to implement any territorial exchanges and reorganize the Balkan ... ... artificial character of those processes, similar to the Balkans issue, there will be hell to pay.
Pavel Kandel:
The Anniversary of Kosovo’s Independence: Results and Prospects
In this respect, one cannot but agree with Berlin. Indeed, the “Pandora’s Box” ...
..., the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade has been transferred from the UN mediation format under the jurisdiction of the European Union. In the eyes of the EU politicians, taking the opportunity to independently resolve security backlogs and tackle ... ... vulnerable elements was vital in order to overcome the perception of the EU inability to resolve major foreign policy issues.
The Kosovo settlement looked promising in this regard summing up all the factors in play: the nearly hopeless negotiating position ...
... Peace Prize candidates, not Lady Ashton. Because, while her efforts deserve acclaim, we must not forget about her leverage: the European Union, already a Peace Prize laureate. Given the two countries’ socio-economic difficulties, Mrs Ashton’s ... ... was that peace in the Western Balkans is in the interest of everyone in the EU. The normalisation of the status of Northern Kosovo is, no doubt, essential for that.
Anything else?
Where Member States are divided, and third-party governments cannot ...
