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"Why the Balkans is the only region in Europe that carries explosive potential"

2022-10-24 19:08:15Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Why the Balkans is the only region in Europe that carries explosive
Wolfgang Ischinger

Former European Union envoy to Kosovo's status negotiations, Wolfgang Ischinger, said Monday that the Western Balkans is the only region in Europe that carries explosive potential due to history and other reasons.

He made these comments during a conference in Pristina on the topic "new geopolitics after the Russian aggression against Ukraine", where he said that the approach of the countries of the Western Balkans to the European Union would increase the stability of the region.

"Your region is the only region in Europe that still carries explosive potential due to history and other reasons. And if I'm sure of one thing after 45 years of diplomatic experience, I know that very smart Russian colleagues, diplomats and strategists, know exactly how and where to explore vulnerabilities, and if I see vulnerabilities beyond my country's borders, I know that these weaknesses are not so numerous, say in Denmark or Ireland or in other countries of the European Union, but they are very visible in this part of Europe. Therefore, we must speed up the processes for bringing the countries of the region closer, faster under the umbrella of the EU", he said.

Ischinger said that given the current and ongoing difficulties that Kosovo is going through, an accelerated process for membership in NATO is needed.

"The first step of this process should be the membership of Kosovo in the partnership for peace, this is an easy step to undertake. I think this would be the design of steps to help stabilize the region and send the right signal to Moscow and bring the region closer together," Mr. Ischinger said.

The rapporteur for Kosovo in the European Parliament, Viola van Cramon, called for a Kosovo-Serbia agreement to open the possibility of European integration.

"But we have to consider that when it comes to dialogue, we also need a certain degree of compromise on both sides and we really hope that we will get that because we need this process and the dialogue to end to go through other things that are on the table, be it in the Council of Europe, be it membership in the European Union or be it in NATO, I see that this dialogue without any doubt is the first thing we have to finish", she said.

The Speaker of the Parliament of Kosovo, Glauk Konjufca, said that mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia is the key to stability in the region.

"Recognition of Kosovo's independence by Serbia is vital for all of Europe because it closes some open and dangerous issues. If they are closed, I think they will be able to open a new important chapter for European integration, but also for peace and security in our continent", said Konjufca.

European diplomats call for the European Union to speed up the integration processes for the Western Balkans in order to gain the trust lost during these last years, VOA reports.


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