The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has disclosed the four steps that will be followed for the extension of relations with Serbia, after reaching the agreement between the government of Kosovo and the European Union.
"Our government has reached an agreement with the EU on the next steps for de-escalation in the north and the normalization of relations with Serbia. This shows our willingness to take concrete steps to guarantee peace, security and stability in Kosovo and the region, in the service of democracy and the rule of law," Kurti writes on Twitter.
Kurti has distributed the points that will be followed for the escalation of the situation:
1. The Government of Kosovo publicly shows its readiness to contribute to the de-escalation of the situation and the non-undertaking of actions that could escalate the situation in the north of the country. This includes an immediate 25% reduction in police presence in and around municipal buildings.
2. The Kosovo Police, together with EULEX and KFOR, will assess the security situation as needed, in particular to look at the possibility of further reducing the police presence in and around municipal buildings.
3. The Government of Kosovo through a public statement supports the holding of early elections in the 4 municipalities in the north of the country and those after the summer season. Kosovo expresses its commitment to ensure the necessary legal basis to enable the organization of these elections.
4. The EU will invite the two chief negotiators to Brussels with the aim of finalizing the sequencing plan for the Agreement towards Normalization, after which the implementation of all the articles of the agreement will begin.
The above-mentioned actions will be finalized within a two-week period