K. Albanian opposition uncomfortable with wording of deal

Opposition parties of Kosovo Albanians have voiced their concern that agreements reached between Belgrade and Pristina "are not inter-state deals". They challenged this qualification offered by Pristina negotiating team head Edita Tahiri. K. Albanian opposition uncomfortable with wording of deal The agreements reached on Saturday during the EU-sponsored dialogue concern freedom of movement and civil registries. Democratic League of Kosovo member of the assembly in Pristina Skender Hiseni said that based on what has been agreed so far, "the agreements cannot be qualified as interstate". Hiseni qualified as "very disturbing" the fact that "the border between Kosovo and Serbia" was being referred to as administrative line. "That should not have been allowed, because if we have two states that are negotiating, there must be a border between them, not an administrative border line," he stressed. Official of the Kosovo Assembly Presidency Glauk Konjufca, who is also a member of the opposition Self-Determination Movement, said that Serbia "succeeded in imposing its strategy onto the Kosovo side in the talks". "Time will show that these are no agreements between two states. They rather seem to be agreements between Serbia and (Kosovo PM) Hashim Thaci," said Konjufca. "The only thing evident is that Kosovo recognizes Serbia and that Serbia does not recognize Kosovo," concluded . The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo required from the Kosovo assembly to "explain the agreements reached with Belgrade", and calls on the government and Edita Tahiri to do the same. The assembly in Pristina (Beta, file)

K. Albanian opposition uncomfortable with wording of deal

The agreements reached on Saturday during the EU-sponsored dialogue concern freedom of movement and civil registries.

Democratic League of Kosovo member of the assembly in Priština Skender Hiseni said that based on what has been agreed so far, "the agreements cannot be qualified as interstate".

Hiseni qualified as "very disturbing" the fact that "the border between Kosovo and Serbia" was being referred to as administrative line.

"That should not have been allowed, because if we have two states that are negotiating, there must be a border between them, not an administrative border line," he stressed.

Official of the Kosovo Assembly Presidency Glauk Konjufca, who is also a member of the opposition Self-Determination Movement, said that Serbia "succeeded in imposing its strategy onto the Kosovo side in the talks".

"Time will show that these are no agreements between two states. They rather seem to be agreements between Serbia and (Kosovo PM) Hashim Thaci," said Konjufca.

"The only thing evident is that Kosovo recognizes Serbia and that Serbia does not recognize Kosovo," concluded .

The Alliance for the Future of Kosovo required from the Kosovo assembly to "explain the agreements reached with Belgrade", and calls on the government and Edita Tahiri to do the same.