Ischinger to visit Priština Thursday

European envoy to the Contact Group Troika Wolfgang Ischinger will arrive in Pristina Thursday, Fatmir Sejdiu says. Kosovo's president said following a meeting with the Pristina negotiating team that Ischinger will, during his two-day visit to Pristina, discuss preparations for the upcoming meeting with the Troika due to take place August 30 in Vienna. Ischinger to visit Pristina Thursday He added that details concerning the Vienna meeting would be clarified during the EU envoy’s visit. Sejdiu stressed that Pristina team will head to the Austrian capital with a clear negotiating platform comprised of three elements: insisting on independence, territorial integrity and the Ahtisaari plan. “The Albanian side is not inclined towards reopening the issues that had already been discussed in negotiations,” he said, adding that Pristina and Belgrade can only talk about technical matters that require elaboration. “We are talking about the issues regarding future relations between the two states, Serbia and Kosovo, including succession of assets and the liberalization of the cross-border regime,” Sejdiu said. Opposition leader Hashim Thaci said that Pristina will in Vienna ask that Russia stops blocking the status process. “Had it not been for Russia’s obstruction, Kosovo would have been independent three moths ago,” Thaci concluded.

Ischinger to visit Priština Thursday

He added that details concerning the Vienna meeting would be clarified during the EU envoy’s visit.

Sejdiu stressed that Priština team will head to the Austrian capital with a clear negotiating platform comprised of three elements: insisting on independence, territorial integrity and the Ahtisaari plan.

“The Albanian side is not inclined towards reopening the issues that had already been discussed in negotiations,” he said, adding that Priština and Belgrade can only talk about technical matters that require elaboration.

“We are talking about the issues regarding future relations between the two states, Serbia and Kosovo, including succession of assets and the liberalization of the cross-border regime,” Sejdiu said.

Opposition leader Hashim Thaci said that Priština will in Vienna ask that Russia stops blocking the status process.

“Had it not been for Russia’s obstruction, Kosovo would have been independent three moths ago,” Thaci concluded.