Kosovo prime minister, Albin Kurti, in a press conference on Thursday evening said the Government of Kosovo has decided that as of 15 March to lift tariffs on raw materials imported from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
“As of 15 March tariffs on raw materials imported from Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina will be lifted,” Kurti said. “This is a goodwill sign and readiness for signing a trade and economic agreement with Serbia. We urge Serbia to stop its campaign on revoking recognition of Kosovo’s independence,” Kurti said.
Kurti warned that if Serbia stops its campaign against Kosovo, on 1 April the 100 percent tax on Serbian imports will be completely lifted for up to 90 days. Kurti also “conditioned” the European Union and the United States. “The EU should highly value our action, by liberalising visas. In case Serbia disregards the goodwill of the Government of Kosovo on eliminating trade barriers, then the Government of Kosovo on 1 April will start implementation of the reciprocity, initially in trade and to be followed with the economy and politics,” Kurti said. “If Serbian side does not reflect, then the Government of Kosovo starting from 15 June will reintroduce the tariffs,” Kurti stated. “The full trade reciprocity will be installed before 15 June,” Kurti said. /GazetaExpress/
