Former foreign minister and PDK MP Enver Hoxhaj said that Kosovo should be part of the Open Balkan initiative, even if it meant it was just an observer instead of a full member.

During a recent interview, the former minister emphasized that the last Open Balkan meeting showed that his initiative has the full support of the United States.

Kosovo, as a new country, should become a member of every regional organization and not get isolated or excluded from such roundtables, from which the country could benefit greatly.

“Kosovo’s statesmanship isn’t calculated in Ohrid. Kosovo’s statesmanship and sovereignty is calculated in Brussels, in Berlin, in Washington, and above everything in the UN,” – said PDK’s MP.

On June 7 and 8, a meeting on the Open Balkan initiative took place in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The meeting was finalized with 3 memorandums and an agreement.

The agreement signed amongst participating countries is linked to the war on tax evasion.

The 3 memorandums involved the recognition of university diplomas, cultural cooperation, and cooperation in the tourism sector.

Kosovo is the only country out of the 6 Western Balkan countries that continues to refuse to participate in the Open Balkan initaitive.