Minister: Six-point talks looming

The Kosovo minister says his ministry does not yet have official notification when international officials will come to Belgrade, but thinks it will be soon. "It has already been two months since EULEX was deployed throughout Kosovo and there still is a security vacuum. Minister: Six-point talks looming No-one really knows who is in charge of what, particularly in the areas populated by Serbs, so we must sit down and discuss this in order to begin implementing the six-point agreement," Goran Bogdanovic told daily Politika today. Nevertheless, he believes that Serbian government officials will soon speak with representatives of the international community about accepting the plan, which structures the operations of the EU-EULEX civil mission in the areas of justice, police, customs, transportation, borders and Serbian cultural heritage. When reminded that the leadership in Pristina opposed the six-point agreement between Belgrade and the UN, believing that UNMIK had no right to interfere in these talks, the minister responded: "It is entirely clear to us that the Albanians do not accept the six-point agreement, but that does not mean that the UN can shirk the obligation they took on in the agreement with us." "Therefore, we must continue the talks and think of how we will implement this agreement. After all, it is the decision of the UN Security Council, and the presidential declaration gives us the right to insist on it," Bogdanovic explained. The minister, however, said that EULEX’s decision to supervise the movement of goods across administrative lines had not received Belgrade’s consent. “One gets the impression that someone is intentionally trying to heighten tensions. We want to resolve problems and that’s why we asked for discussions to begin as soon as possible,” he explained. Speaking about the recent power cuts to Kosovo Serb homes, Bogdanovic said that EULEX was responsible for supplying electric energy, and that Serbia could help too. “The state is prepared to help in terms of donating electricity to Kosovo in the form of compensation for the electricity the Serbs use,” said the minister, adding that the Kosovo government opposed the proposal. Goran Bogdanovic (Tanjug, archive)

Minister: Six-point talks looming

No-one really knows who is in charge of what, particularly in the areas populated by Serbs, so we must sit down and discuss this in order to begin implementing the six-point agreement," Goran Bogdanović told daily Politika today.

Nevertheless, he believes that Serbian government officials will soon speak with representatives of the international community about accepting the plan, which structures the operations of the EU-EULEX civil mission in the areas of justice, police, customs, transportation, borders and Serbian cultural heritage.

When reminded that the leadership in Priština opposed the six-point agreement between Belgrade and the UN, believing that UNMIK had no right to interfere in these talks, the minister responded: "It is entirely clear to us that the Albanians do not accept the six-point agreement, but that does not mean that the UN can shirk the obligation they took on in the agreement with us."

"Therefore, we must continue the talks and think of how we will implement this agreement. After all, it is the decision of the UN Security Council, and the presidential declaration gives us the right to insist on it," Bogdanović explained.

The minister, however, said that EULEX’s decision to supervise the movement of goods across administrative lines had not received Belgrade’s consent.

“One gets the impression that someone is intentionally trying to heighten tensions. We want to resolve problems and that’s why we asked for discussions to begin as soon as possible,” he explained.

Speaking about the recent power cuts to Kosovo Serb homes, Bogdanović said that EULEX was responsible for supplying electric energy, and that Serbia could help too.

“The state is prepared to help in terms of donating electricity to Kosovo in the form of compensation for the electricity the Serbs use,” said the minister, adding that the Kosovo government opposed the proposal.