Kosovo NGO calls for “normalization of relations”

Veton Suroi, the president of the Foreign Policy Club NGO in Kosovo, has called for a normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. According to Pristina daily Koha Ditore, Suroi participated in an international conference in France, stating that Kosovo must be allowed to enter contractual relations with the EU and have an equal status with neighboring counties in the integration process. Kosovo NGO calls for “normalization of relations” He said that current relations between Serbia and Kosovo were hampering EU integration for both sides. “That is why it is important that in the course of this year, in agreement with the EU and U.S., to begin a process of finding a formula for normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which will enable contractual relations between the EU and Kosovo, and the beginning of the process of stabilization and association,” Suroi said. He also called for these talks to be scheduled within the next 12 months, as Serbia’s EU membership application and the visa liberalization process meant that pressure could now be exerted on Belgrade in these circumstances.

Kosovo NGO calls for “normalization of relations”

He said that current relations between Serbia and Kosovo were hampering EU integration for both sides.

“That is why it is important that in the course of this year, in agreement with the EU and U.S., to begin a process of finding a formula for normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia, which will enable contractual relations between the EU and Kosovo, and the beginning of the process of stabilization and association,” Suroi said.

He also called for these talks to be scheduled within the next 12 months, as Serbia’s EU membership application and the visa liberalization process meant that pressure could now be exerted on Belgrade in these circumstances.