{"id":33424,"date":"2022-03-25T10:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=33424"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:52:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:52:56","slug":"former-integration-minister-criticizes-kurti-over-serbian-elections-in-kosovo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-integration-minister-criticizes-kurti-over-serbian-elections-in-kosovo\/","title":{"rendered":"Former integration minister criticizes Kurti over Serbian elections in Kosovo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former integration minister Bekim \u00c7ollaku claims that PM Albin Kurti should have found a solution in holding Serbian elections in Kosovo\u2019s soil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should have found a way to hold these elections, as we should avoid heightening tensions\u201d, said the former minister in an interview for Good Morning on Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c7ollaku spoke from The Hague, where he has traveled to attend the trial of former KLA commanders, Hashim Tha\u00e7i.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the war crimes indictment against the former KLA leaders is \u2018groundless\u2019, adding that their stay at a pre-trial detention center is unfair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are real leaders and patriots that stood strong regardless of all circumstances. 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