{"id":25979,"date":"2021-11-25T20:33:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=25979"},"modified":"2021-11-25T20:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T19:33:37","slug":"president-meta-visits-kosovo-open-balkan-doesnt-guarantee-stability-or-peace-in-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/president-meta-visits-kosovo-open-balkan-doesnt-guarantee-stability-or-peace-in-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"President Meta visits Kosovo: Open Balkan doesn\u2019t guarantee stability or peace in the region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albanian President Ilir Meta met on Thursday with the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti in an official visit to Pristina.<\/p>\n<p>The most important topics covered by the two leaders were bilateral relations, implementation of the agreements signed during joint meetings.<\/p>\n<p>President Meta commended Kosovo\u2019s municipal elections, hailing them as \u201can example of democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Filirmetazyrtar%2Fposts%2F440915960736978&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"819\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In regards to the Dialogue process with Serbia, the Albanian head of state highlighted internal political cooperation as a priority. Meta maintained a critical stance on the Open Balkan, the regional economic initiative of which Kosovo has refused to be a part. According to the Albanian president, the initiative does not \u201cguarantee stability, security, or peace in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kosovo\u2019s premier Kurti spoke along the same lines, stating that \u201cthere can be no Open Balkan, if Serbia keeps a close stance on Kosovo\u201d, pointing to the fact that Belgrade does not recognize its diplomas, IDs, or custom stamps.<\/p>\n<p>President Meta also met Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani.<\/p>\n<p>The two counterparts spoke about the Dialogue process with Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>According to Osmani, Kosovo has testified that it is willing to continue the talks but refutes any deal that will not guarantee its sovereignty, integrity, and the proper functioning of the state.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, President Osmani said that, along with Albania, the two countries need to engage in warning the world about \u201cSerbia\u2019s aggressive and hegemonic policies\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albanian President Ilir Meta met on Thursday with the Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti in an official visit to Pristina. 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