{"id":16968,"date":"2021-07-07T12:01:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=16968"},"modified":"2021-07-07T12:01:25","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T10:01:25","slug":"kosovo-and-serbia-showing-little-interest-in-implementing-the-washington-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-and-serbia-showing-little-interest-in-implementing-the-washington-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo and Serbia showing little interest in implementing the Washington Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months away from the one-year anniversary of a Washington-brokered deal between Serbia and Kosovo, it appears that both countries have little or no interest in implementing the obligations they agreed to.<\/p>\n

One of the points in the agreement was that Israel would recognize Kosovo, while the latter and Serbia would move their diplomatic missions from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

However, as Israel announced that it recognized the sovereignty of Kosovo as a state, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic claimed that national interests have shifted following the move.<\/p>\n

But even domestically, the move was not applauded by all political actors, with Prime Minister Albin Kurti rejecting the agreement altogether.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, former prime minister and signatory of the agreement Avdullah Hoti says failure in its implementation puts Kurti at a danger of losing his seat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The issue at hand is expected to dominate Wednesday\u2019s plenary session.<\/p>\n

Another topic that the ruling majority and the opposition are set to debate in parliament will be the feasibility report on the management of the Ujmani Lake submitted by the US administration.<\/p>\n

The report sets forth the idea of establishing a commission tasked to manage the lake\u2019s resources, aiming to achieve something similar to what the US and Canada have on Columbia River.<\/p>\n

In 1961, the United States and Canada signed a treaty for the joint construction of 4 dams across the river that would control floods and also share the profits generated by the energy produced.<\/p>\n

On September 4, 2020, Kosovo and Serbia sat down at the White House, with the presence of former US President Donald Trump, and signed an agreement for the normalization of bilateral economic relations.<\/p>\n

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