The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, stated that while Kosovo considers the European proposal as a good basis for further discussions, an eventual final agreement with Serbia should include mutual recognition.

Kurti said that even European and American officials have accepted that recognition should be part of the final agreement.

“The process of talks has not started yet, there should be a high-level meeting that is invited by the high representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell. But there can be no complete normalization of relations without mutual recognition at the center. So, in every meeting we have had with our European and American partners, they accept that normalization and recognition cannot be separated from each other”, he emphasized.

Kosovo and Serbia last year accepted a European Union proposal, originally known as the Franco-German proposal, for the normalization of relations. Both sides have accepted this document, which has not been made public.