Albanian PM: Union with Kosovo not option

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Friday that a union with Kosovo was not an option. He pointed out that the EU integration, without any change in borders, was the best option for both Albania and Kosovo. Albanian PM: Union with Kosovo not option “The project of Albanians' unification is the project of integration into the EU and I guarantee that when Albanians in Albania and Kosovo have reached those standards of being an EU member, they will be better than ever in their history. We should see our future in the EU,” said Berisha. Referring to the situation in Kosovo's northern region of Mitrovica, he said that Albanians' best national interest was preservation of the existing borders, AP reported. “Albanians should not accept, in any case or circumstances, to lose even a single square meter of land. If Albanians would ask for border changes, a map redrawing, I may guarantee there would be undeserved losses of Albanian territories,” he pointed out. According to AP, the Albanian prime minister also said that Tirana closely monitored developments in the Albanian community in the southern Serbian region of Presevo. Sali Berisha (FoNet, file)

Albanian PM: Union with Kosovo not option

“The project of Albanians' unification is the project of integration into the EU and I guarantee that when Albanians in Albania and Kosovo have reached those standards of being an EU member, they will be better than ever in their history. We should see our future in the EU,” said Berisha.

Referring to the situation in Kosovo's northern region of Mitrovica, he said that Albanians' best national interest was preservation of the existing borders, AP reported.

“Albanians should not accept, in any case or circumstances, to lose even a single square meter of land. If Albanians would ask for border changes, a map redrawing, I may guarantee there would be undeserved losses of Albanian territories,” he pointed out.

According to AP, the Albanian prime minister also said that Tirana closely monitored developments in the Albanian community in the southern Serbian region of Preševo.