"EU would like Kosovo to take part in Ohrid Summit"

BELGRADE EU Delegation head Vincent Degert says the South-East European Cooperation Process is not covered in the Brussels agreement between Belgrade and Pristina. However, the EU "would like to see Kosovo take part in the gathering." "EU would like Kosovo to take part in Ohrid Summit" Kosovo has not been invited to the SEECP Summit in Ohrid in Macedonia, because Serbia and two more member countries filed a remark based on the SEECP Statute which envisages that the Summit can be attended only by sovereign and recognized countries and Kosovo is not one of them, Tanjug learned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgrade on Monday. Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga asserted that this was contrary to the Brussels agreement reached on April 19. When asked whether this was the case, Degert said that "strictly speaking" the agreement does not cover SEECP. But he added that "having the spirit of Europe in mind, the EU would like to see this attendance included as well because the SEECP structure in a way serves as a political guideline in regional cooperation." "We also discussed this and we will see what happens," Degert said.

"EU would like Kosovo to take part in Ohrid Summit"

Kosovo has not been invited to the SEECP Summit in Ohrid in Macedonia, because Serbia and two more member countries filed a remark based on the SEECP Statute which envisages that the Summit can be attended only by sovereign and recognized countries and Kosovo is not one of them, Tanjug learned at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Belgrade on Monday.

Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga asserted that this was contrary to the Brussels agreement reached on April 19.

When asked whether this was the case, Degert said that "strictly speaking" the agreement does not cover SEECP.

But he added that "having the spirit of Europe in mind, the EU would like to see this attendance included as well because the SEECP structure in a way serves as a political guideline in regional cooperation."

"We also discussed this and we will see what happens," Degert said.