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by Tatyana Stoyanovich
[REGNUM] On July 19, Brussels hosted the second round of talks between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the Prime Minister of the separatist Kosovo, Albin Kurti . At the end of the meeting, the EU Special Representative for the Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina Miroslav Lajcak said that "Belgrade and Pristina have made very little progress."
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Vucic remained very dissatisfied with the unwillingness of the Albanian side to agree with the document proposed by the European mediators, which contains a clause on the need to avoid situations that could lead to new destabilization in the southern Serbian region. In turn, Albin Kurti expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that President Vucic rejected his proposed "six-point peace agreement" without even familiarizing himself with its content.
Albin Kurti, the prime minister of separatist Kosovo, understands that the time for the "grand victory" of the Albanian separatists in the negotiations in Brussels is gone - this chance was lost at the end of 2018, when the option of the so-called delineation of Kosovo was discussed, the Serbian political scientist, an employee of the Institute for European Studies ( Belgrade) Stevan Gajic.
"Now we can say that Alexander Vucic, Hashim Thaci and Edi Rama were kind of 'partners.' They blamed each other, attacked each other, leaving an opportunity for the other side to practice nationalist rhetoric in front of a domestic audience. In fact, then the Kosovar Albanians had a chance to achieve the signing of an agreement with Belgrade, but, by the way, thanks to Kurti, who exerted political pressure on Thaci, this did not happen, and thank God," Gajic said.
According to the expert, at present, not only Russia, but also China is more actively advocating a solution on Kosovo and Metohija, which will comply with UNSCR 1244.
"It seems to me that Russia now has a more advantageous position, since the Turkish Stream gas pipeline finally stretched from the Bulgarian-Serbian border to the Serbian-Hungarian border, and now both Russia and China as states that are strengthening their presence in the Balkans, have every right to formulate their interests more clearly, " said the Serbian political scientist.
Gajic drew attention to the words of President Vucic that Albin Kurti in Brussels did not want to take on the obligation to suppress all further provocations against the Serb population of Kosovo and Metohija.
"Russia, which insists on the observance of Resolution 1244, could take one, in fact, a very conservative step and return its contingent in Kosovo due to non-compliance with this resolution. This would help to defend the interests of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija, as well as to fulfill all the other points of this document, which have not been fulfilled for more than 20 years. Russia withdrew its contingent from Kosovo of its own free will, and now, when Pristina systematically violates the provisions of Resolution 1244 and threatens the Serbs with a new pogrom, it would be nice to demand the return of the Russian contingent to the southern Serbian region."
Serbian politician, leader of the Liberation movement Mladjan Djordjevic believes that the Albanian delegation is not too interested in negotiations with Belgrade, since after the signing of the Brussels agreement in 2013, the Serbian state abolished all its institutions on the territory of Kosovo and Metohija and this effectively provided the southern edge of Serbia independence.
"Aleksandar Vucic is required to fulfill only one thing - either to recognize the independence of Kosovo, or to provide the separatist entity with a place in the UN. Albanians now do not want to agree on anything until Vucic fulfills this last condition," the Serbian politician said.
At the same time, Djordjevic stressed that this last step cannot be taken without the consent of Russia.
"The negotiations that are currently being held in Brussels with the mediation of the EU are not in the interests of Belgrade. The Liberation Movement demanded that the Serbian President withdraw from these negotiations and demand from the international community, first of all, security guarantees for the Serbian population in Kosovo and Metohija, for the Serbian Orthodox Church, and Serbian cultural monuments. Also, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 and the Kumanov Agreement of 1999, we demand the return of 999 of our security forces to Kosovo, which would ensure the safety of our facilities," Djordjevic said.
According to the politician, during the Brussels negotiation process, President Vucic put the country in a position where it almost voluntarily renounced its statehood in Kosovo and Metohija, in return without receiving absolutely nothing, not even the notorious "Community of Serbian Municipalities", which is a simple NGO without any real authority whatsoever.
"This is a unique case in history when the leader of a country negotiates in order to give everything and get nothing. In vain, Vucic, after another round of talks in Brussels, complained to reporters that the Albanian side did not want to agree with any of his proposals. It is clear that he has already given everything to them, and now they are waiting for joining the UN. Therefore, we believe that Vucic committed a betrayal of national interests and that he should be brought to justice because of repeated violations of the Serbian constitution. Of course, this will not happen as long as his Serbian Progressive Party is in power. But when there is a change of power, the first step is to cancel all sabotage agreements that Vucic signed with war criminals. " - Hashim Thaci and Ramush Haradinai
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