The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, stated that the Constitution of Kosovo does not allow for the formation of the Association of Municipalities with a Serbian majority.
In an interview with the Austrian media Der Standard, Kurti said that Kosovo should have a multi-ethnic society, referring to the first paragraph of Martti Kalevi Ahtisaari’s plan.
“Our constitution does not allow an association based on ethnic criteria, because the first paragraph of Ahtisaari’s plan states: “Kosovo must be a multi-ethnic society”. So unification can be requested along the Rugova mountains or the Sharri mountains, but it should not be based on national identity. I wonder why the Ahtisaari agreement should not be enough, it contains many minority protections for Serbs. When it comes to the Serbian Association of Municipalities, I also want to refer to Bosnia-Herzegovina. On April 26, 1991, 14 Serb-majority municipalities there joined and founded an association; on January 9, 1992 they declared independence and on February 28, 1992 they approved the constitution, on February 14, 1992″, he emphasized.
The senior adviser of the US Department of State, Derek Chollet, said that Kosovo must fulfill all commitments within the dialogue, including the formation of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority. He gave the statement during a conversation with journalists in Prishtina yesterday.
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