The Minister for Communities and Return Nenad Rašić is against Serbia’s involvement in drafting the Association statute. Speaking of the proposal of the Managing Team, Rašić said they would need to be in harmony with the Constitution of Kosovo, to later decide on which levels they can collaborate.

“This statute ensures the non-involvement of the regime structures, in this case, the Progressive Party [of Aleksandar Vučić] in Belgrade in the electoral process in Kosovo. One of the guarantees in any agreement process, is the fact that all agreements must be based on the laws and Constitution of Kosovo. According to me, the Managing Team should be a technical group, who will decide on which levels to collaborate, consistent to the laws of Kosovo. But I haven’t seen this,” declared Rašić.

The minister said the European Union and former negotiators are also to be blamed for this. Rašić then explained that he would gladly lead a managing team if Prime Minister Albin Kurti asked him to.

Speaking of the draft-vision presented by the Government of Kosovo related to the Association, Rašić considered it a good foundation. According to him, Kurti wasn’t at fault for dismissing the Managing Team after they presented their draft statute on the Association. However, Rašić reasons that Kurti’s act is just to buy some time.