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Miroslav Lajčák

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have a deal! After two days of intense negotiations, an agreement on de-escalation and the way forward has just been reached. I thank Besnik Bislimi and Petar Petkovic for their readiness to negotiate and agree for the good of the people.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks

30 Sep 2021 2 3

Agon Maliqi

Inserted 2 years ago

“There is no sincere wish for dialogue either in Kosovo or in Serbia and there isn't the necessary energy from the West to provide the impetus in moving forward the EU integration process. In the current situation, the ongoing EU-facilitated dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade to normalise relations is 'clinically dead'. For the dialogue to be revived, we maybe should be reminded why it is needed. The current status quo is quite unsustainable and the security crisis could escalate to the extent that the dialogue needs reanimation. Let us not forget too that both countries are in an election mood and the leaders have domestic political motives.”

Balkaninsight

Kosovo analyst

27 Sep 2021 3 3

Srdan Cvijić

Inserted 2 years ago

“The crisis is fake, because there will not be any war, but the biggest problem after this will be to build the fragile trust between ordinary people who live in Kosovo. On both sides, opinion-formers are spreading a poisonous atmosphere, and this rattling of weapons frightens ordinary people. How people from the [Serb-majority] north of Kosovo will find a common language with the rest of the population of Kosovo, I think that is the key problem.”

Balkaninsight

Senior Analyst at the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels

27 Sep 2021 3 5

Vjosa Osmani

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is time that the international community, and first of all the EU and NATO member countries, see such a danger and prevent the Vucic regime from realizing its goal of creating the 'Serb world'.”

Aljazeera

President of Kosovo

25 Sep 2021 (approx) 6 3

Xhelal Svecla

Inserted 2 years ago

“These criminal actions show best what would happen at the border crossings in Jarinje and Brnjak if we did not have the presence of special units to ensure order and security. Despite such actions, we will continue with our full commitment to implement the [Serbian license plate ban] throughout the territory of Republic of Kosovo.”

Rferl

Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo

25 Sep 2021 5 4

Albin Kurti

Inserted 2 years ago

“Serbia is using Kosovo citizens to provoke a serious international conflict. Individuals or groups whose criminal activity endangers the rule of law and public order are attacking our state and disturbing the peace. They are clearly encouraged and supported by Serbia, namely the autocratic regime there.”

Rferl

Kosovo Prime Minister

25 Sep 2021 2 4

Josep Borrell

Inserted 2 years ago

“We urge the leadership in Belgrade and Pristina to take a responsible approach and to work through the EU facilitated Dialogue to avoid any further escalation, restore a peaceful atmosphere and to work on viable solutions. It is in the interests of all to look for a way forward that enables freedom of movement and which improves people's daily lives. We stress once again that all agreements reached in the process of the EU-facilitated Dialogue since its inception in 2011 remain valid and binding for both Parties. Past agreements form an important element for comprehensive normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. The EU and its Member States urge Kosovo and Serbia to fully respect and implement all their Dialogue obligations with no further delay.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

22 Sep 2021 3 4

Goran Rakic

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is a direct threat to people who are worrying about how they will provide bread for their children. We have also informed the [European Union's] special envoy [for Kosovo], Miroslav Lajcak, and asked for EU help. And I call on President Vucic [Aleksandar Vucic]: 'Vucic, react'.”

Balkaninsight

Leader of the Belgrade-backed Kosvo Serb political party Srpska Lista

20 Sep 2021 6 3

Albin Kurti

Inserted 2 years ago

“The new measures [Serbs have to use Kosovo vehicle licence plates instead of Serbian ones] are not directed against the Serb community. Nothing extraordinary or discriminatory is happening today. We are just starting to implement an agreement both Serbia and European Union have agreed to. Today's actions undertaken by relevant institutions… are not aimed to infringe the right of Serb citizens for free movement or provoke any destabilisation.”

Balkaninsight

Kosovo Prime Minister

20 Sep 2021 5 2

Dusan Janjic

Inserted 2 years ago

“Like Kosovo, which has started preparations for a recognition campaign… Serbia has started preparations for a counter-campaign - not only in the statements of [parliament president Ivica] Dacic, [Foreign Minister Nikola] Selakovic and [ambassador to the US Marko] Djuric, but specifically in talks with some countries, this is now a topic, and we'll see who's stronger on the issue of [Kosovo's] admission to UNESCO in the autumn.”

Balkaninsight

Member of the Forum for Ethnic Relations in Serbia

03 Sep 2021 5 6

Albin Kurti

Inserted 2 years ago

“Missing persons will always be a main topic in our relations with Serbia. We cannot pretend to have either a sustainable or secure future if we do not address the issues of the past.”

Balkaninsight

Kosovo Prime Minister

30 Aug 2021 2 2

Miroslav Lajčák

Inserted 2 years ago

“Today, I had substantive separate discussions with First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi, and with the Director of the Serbian office for Kosovo, Petar Petkovic, about the preparations for the next Dialogue meeting on Chief negotiators-level in early September.”

Balkaneu

European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks

26 Aug 2021 3 3

Wilson Center

Inserted 2 years ago

“Re-energized US and EU support is necessary to realize the goal of independent, multi-ethnic states and societies co-existing peacefully in the Western Balkans. Property rights and cultural heritage for all citizens in Kosovo must be secured, particularly for Kosovo Serbs' property outside of North Mitrovica and surrounding areas, and for Kosovo Albanians' property in the northern four [Serb-majority] municipalities [of Kosovo]. By not acting more strategically to help Serbia and Kosovo resolve their dispute, the EU has contributed to the current situation, in which the entire region is in a state of tension, enabling interference by Russia, China, and others. If meaningful measures are not taken to further consolidate Kosovo's sovereignty, and to support its multi-ethnic and inclusive society, Kosovo will-paradoxically-come to symbolize Western failure.”

Balkaninsight

Report 'CONSOLIDATING KOSOVO’S SOVEREIGNTY: Why it Matters, and What Must Be Done' by Wilson Center

04 Aug 2021 11 7

Miroslav Lajčák

Inserted 2 years ago

“The European future for Serbia and Kosovo depends on the normalization of their relations. The meeting was difficult and it demonstrated very different approaches of the two parties to the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. As a consequence, we achieved very little progress today.”

Balkaneu

European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks

19 Jul 2021 3 3

Miroslav Lajčák

Inserted 2 years ago

“The meeting was difficult and it demonstrated very different approaches of the two parties to the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. As far as the EU is concerned, it's important to stress that the European future for both Serbia and Kosovo depends on the normalization of their relations and that they are expected to work together to overcome the past and solve the current issues among themselves.”

Rferl

European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks

19 Jul 2021 4 3

Albin Kurti

Inserted 2 years ago

“It was rejected before it was read; this proves their unwillingness to reach an agreement. When our commitment to the missing was expressed to include the word 'dealing with the past', this was accepted by Borell but rejected by Vucic.”

Balkaninsight

Kosovo Prime Minister

19 Jul 2021 3 3

Florian Bieber

Inserted 2 years ago

“The prospects of any success are very slim, considering the rulings of the ICTY that found war crimes but not genocide [in trials related to the Kosovo war]. It might be a way to use as part of the bargaining with Serbia, ie. using it to offer to drop the case in exchange for compromises but considering the limited odds of success that seems not that useful.”

Balkaninsight

Professor at the University of Graz and member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG)

24 May 2021 3 3

Christian Axboe Nielsen

Inserted 2 years ago

“As demonstrated in several cases at the ICTY [International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia], the Yugoslav army and police committed countless war crimes and crimes against humanity in Kosovo, but it found little evidence of genocidal acts. Bringing a genocide case at the ICJ [International Court of Justice] is therefore very unwise.”

Balkaninsight

Associate professor of Southeast European Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark

24 May 2021 6 3

Nataša Kandic

Inserted 2 years ago

“This [sue Serbia for genocide] is a political initiative which will not contribute to the rule of law or justice for victims.”

Balkaninsight

Coordinator of the RECOM initiative for a Balkan truth commission and founder of the Humanitarian Law Centre NGO

24 May 2021 1 2

Jorn Rohde

Inserted 2 years ago

“I think it is maybe not the right way forward. Because this would be a very lengthy process, many things in Kosovo could be delayed and it is not known how it would end. If you ask me if this is the right step, my answer would be no it's not. Politically, to sue a country for genocide means to send the whole country to court. It is very important, for Germany too, when we look at the history of my country, to face the past, but the guilt is always individual.”

Balkaninsight

German Ambassador to Kosovo

24 May 2021 (approx) 3 2

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“We have a deal! After two days of intense negotiations, an agreement on de-escalation and the way forward has just been reached. I thank Besnik Bislimi and Petar Petkovic for their readiness to negotiate and agree for the good of the people.”

“It is time that the international community, and first of all the EU and NATO member countries, see such a danger and prevent the Vucic regime from realizing its goal of creating the 'Serb world'.”

“This is a direct threat to people who are worrying about how they will provide bread for their children. We have also informed the [European Union's] special envoy [for Kosovo], Miroslav Lajcak, and asked for EU help. And I call on President Vucic [Aleksandar Vucic]: 'Vucic, react'.”

“Missing persons will always be a main topic in our relations with Serbia. We cannot pretend to have either a sustainable or secure future if we do not address the issues of the past.”

“Today, I had substantive separate discussions with First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi, and with the Director of the Serbian office for Kosovo, Petar Petkovic, about the preparations for the next Dialogue meeting on Chief negotiators-level in early September.”

“It was rejected before it was read; this proves their unwillingness to reach an agreement. When our commitment to the missing was expressed to include the word 'dealing with the past', this was accepted by Borell but rejected by Vucic.”

“This [sue Serbia for genocide] is a political initiative which will not contribute to the rule of law or justice for victims.”

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