TIRANA, August 22 – The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti participated in the informal dinner at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitstotakis in Athens on August 21 where other leaders of the Balkans were also present, among them the Serb President, Aleksandar Vucic.
In this informal dinner, Kurti said that a condition for good neighborliness is mutual recognition de-jure and de-facto.
The prime minister’s office has revealed full details from the dinner in a statement released on Tuesday which stressed that the focus of the dinner’s agenda was also the war in Ukraine.
“There was a discussion about the invasion and unprovoked aggression of the Russian Federation on Ukraine, in which case unwavering support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine was emphasized, while responsibility and punishment for crimes committed during the war and other atrocities against civilians were demanded. At this dinner, which also corresponded to the 20th anniversary of the Thessaloniki Summit, where the perspective for full membership of the entire Western Balkans was made clear, the support for enlargement and membership in the European Union and the way forward was reiterated. Regional issues were also discussed,” said the statement.
In addition Prime Minister Kurti stressed at the dinner that all countries that aspire to membership in the European Union must adhere to and implement democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and good neighborliness. “A condition for good neighborliness is mutual recognition, de-jure and de-facto,” said the statement of the premier’s press office. “There will always be minorities, but symmetry and balance are required in respecting minorities based on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities,” said Kurti as quoted by his press office. /argumentum.al
