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THEMATIC EDITION: Negotiations process ASSEMBLYasi SUPPORT INITIATIVE NEWSLETTER and Kosovo status proposal юѦȱŘŖŖŝǰȱќǯŘŝ
Report of U.N.Special Envoy on Kosovo status Kosovo deserves clarity about its future
oces Mission in Kosovo ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 2 NEWSLETTERasi THEMATIC EDITION: EDITORIAL NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS AND KOSOVO STATUS PROPOSAL Looking back over the fourteen months of negotiations one can note that Kosovo has changed Report of the U.N. Special Envoy on Kosovo’s future 3 ¢ǯȱ status ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ Declaration of Assembly of Kosovo 5 ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ Kosovo Independence is alpha and omega 6 in Prishtinë/Priština in November “The possibilities for additional talks have not been ŘŖŖśǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ exhausted” ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ 8 political unity at the highest level The coming of Kosovo 9 ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Kosovo deserves clarity about its future 10 ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ³ȱ ȱ Three scenarios of developments on Kosovo 11 ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ “Kosovo delegation has been engaged in successful ȱ¢ȱŘŖŖŜȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ conclusion of negotiaton process” 13 ȱ ǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ United States supports status recommendation 16 ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ No Constitution without Representation 17 ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱ,ȱȱ- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ºȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Executive Summary of Comprehensive Proposal for ȱǯȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ Status 18 ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ New EU Mission will support Kosovo‘s aspirations ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱęȱ towards EU and NATO membership 21 the pivotal role that the Assembly should play during the ȱǯ “Ahtisaari’s plan will bring new meaning to cohabitation in Kosovo” 22 ȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȮȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ Annex VIII of package: Review from Assembly ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Committee on Security 24 ȱȱȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱ ȱȱȱŗśȱȱȱȱ European Parliament agrees report on Kosovo 25 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ºȦñȱ - The EU will play a leading role in Kosovo 26 ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo needs international engagement 27 ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - EU supports building Kosovo’s future 28 ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱŘŖŖŜǰȱŘŜȱ Members of Assembly with ‘hands tight’ 29 Ȭȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo is offered a chance 33 Prishtinë/Priština to talk separately to the parties on various On Kosovo Status after Ahtisaari 34 ǯȱȱŘŜȱȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Kosovo’s status, accomplishments and shortfalls 35 ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱĴȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱĞȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱęȱȱȱ
Franklin De Vrieze, Assembly Support Initiative Co-ordinator. ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 3 Report of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Kosovo’s future status Martti Ahtisaari, the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo Recommendation: ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo’s status should be for an initial period by the independence, supervised ȱ¢ǯȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ by the international ȱ ȱȱĴǰȱ community ȱȱȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱǰȱ ŗǯȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖśǰȱ ȱ provides the foundations for ¢Ȭ ȱ ȱ a future independent Kosovo me as his Special Envoy for ȱȱǰȱȱȱ the future status process for ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ- ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ munities and their members ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ - can live a peaceful and digni- cess should culminate in ęȱ¡ǯ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ determines the future status Reintegration into Serbia ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ is not a viable option held intensive negotiations Ŝǯȱ ȱ history of enmity and ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ mistrust has long antagonized and Kosovo over the course ȱȱȯȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ modest progress could be tainty over its future status ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱěȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱĜȱȱ ȱ to facilitate an outcome that ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ¡ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ řǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡¢ȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ñ°ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱĞȱȱȱȱ provides that I determine economic recovery and inter- ŗşşŖǯȱĞȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ the pace and duration of the ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱñ°Ȃȱ- ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ - future status process on the uncertainty only leads to fur- ȱȱȱȯȱȱ- ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱ£ȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ¢ǰȱ to me that the parties are not ȱ¢Ȭ ǰȱȱ communities and resulting the systematic discrimination able to reach an agreement on into account the cooperation ȱȱȱȱǯȱ against the vast Albanian Ȃȱȱǯ of the parties and the situa- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ denying or delaying resolu- ěȱ ȱ ȱ Řǯȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ - ȱȱǰȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ nians eventually responded ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ any mutually agreeable out- stability but the peace and ȱ ȱ ǯȱ - ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ stability of the region as a Ȃȱȱȱȱ opposed positions: Belgrade ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ǰȱ - ȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱ ing the tragic loss of civilian ȱǰȱ ȱºȦ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ śǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ lives and the displacement ñȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ Ȃȱ ǯȱ ȱ - ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ Ȃȱ scale of Kosovo Albanians on practical issues such as Śǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ from their homesǰȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ¢ȱ of this fundamental issue Kosovo today and taking into ǯȱȱȱ- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ oration of the situation on the tural and religious heritage eight years have passed since ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ground prompted the inter- ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ - ȱ¢ȱȱȱ conclusion that the only viable vention of the North Atlantic ȱěȱȯȱȱ ȱ ŗŘŚŚȱ ǻŗşşşǼȱ ȱ option for Kosovo is inde- ¢ȱ£ȱǻǼǰȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 4 NEWSLETTERasi culminating in the adoption £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ tive protection of minori- ě¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŘŚŚȱ ǻŗşşşǼȱ ȱ of continued international ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱǯ ŗŖȱ ȱŗşşşǯ ǯ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ stability of Kosovo and the ŗřǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŝǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ şǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ - ȱ¡ȱȱ Ȃȱ- Kosovo and Serbia have been has facilitated local institu- pendence is the best safe- ǰȱȱȱęȱȱ governed in complete separa- ȱ ȱ Ȭǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ the obligations set forth in my ǯȱȱȱȱȱ has not been able to develop is also the best chance for a Ĵȱǰȱȱ- United Nations Mission in ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ Ȃȱ sustainable long-term part- vised and supported for an ȱǻ Ǽȱȱȱ uncertain political status has ȱ ȱ ȱȱ initial period by international ȱŗŘŚŚȱǻŗşşşǼǰȱȱȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǯ civilian and military pres- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ęȱ - ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱȱȱ- ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŗǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȯȱȱȱȯȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ Kosovo is the only realistic critical areas such as commu- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the foreign capital it needs ǰȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ to invest in basic infrastruc- to tackle the challenges of the protection of the Serbian governing authority over ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ - ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ cannot deny; it is irrevers- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ recovery and social reconcili- ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ is also unable to participate ǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵ- ȱȱȱ - ě¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - legal institutions must be ment proposal and the spirit ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱǰȱ ȱ- ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ğǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ national assistance and under £ȱ Ȃȱ - ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ- ȱȱǯȱ and economic development This is especially important ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in the region and the most to improve the protection of ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱȯȱ - ěȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ also to institutional capacity- ever notional such autonomy vital standards implementa- populations and their partici- ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȯȱȱ¢ȱȱ- ȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ supervisory role of the inter- ǯ ¢ȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ of social and political instabil- ŗŘǯȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Continued international ¢ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo has implemented the administration is not ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȯȱ ȱ ȱ measures set forth in the Set- sustainable of international administra- ȱĜȱȱǯȱ ȱǯ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ The violence perpetrated Şǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱŗşşşȱ ŗŚǯȱ ȱ ȱ considerable achievements in and stability that only inde- ȱȱȱŘŖŖŚȱȱĞȱȱ strong international involve- ǰȱȱ- ȱȱǯ ȱ¢ǯȱȱ - ǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱ istration of Kosovo cannot Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ultimately responsible and ǯȱ ȱ ȱ Independence with ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ accountable for the imple- ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ Kosovo Serbs and to improve ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ have been created and devel- international supervision is ȱȱǰȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ oped and have increasingly the only viable option protecting the rights of minor- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ taken on the responsibility ŗŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ the commitment and active ȱȱ Ȃȱěǯȱ option for a politically stable ȱȱǯȱȱ participation of all communi- This has set into motion a and economically viable ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ- need to engage actively in ȱ ȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - Ȃȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱ cratic institutions be fully must reverse their fundamen- Conclusion ȱȱȱȱ - responsible and accountable tal position of non-coopera- ŗśǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ Dzȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ěǯȱ ȱ crucial to ensure respect for ¢Ĵȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱě- ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ edent for other unresolved ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 5
Ěǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Statements after Special Envoy Ahtisaari’s recommendation was published ȱ ȱ ŗŘŚŚȱ ǻŗşşşǼǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - Fatmir SejdiuDZȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȂȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ñ°Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ actions in Kosovo by denying ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱǻ¡ǰȱŘŝȱȱŘŖŖŝǼ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ Agim Çeku:ȱȱȱěȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȬȱ placing Kosovo under tempo- ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱǰȱǰȱȱȱ rary United Nations admin- ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ istration and envisaging a ȱȱȱȂȱȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱDzȱȱ political process designed to ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǻȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ŘŜȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǯȱ ŘŖŖŝǼȱ The combination of these fac- Kolë Berisha:ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱǯȱǻȱǰȱŘŝȱȱŘŖŖŝǼ ȱ¡¢ǯ Hashim Thaçi:ȱȱ£ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱęȱȱ ŗŜǯȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ the political process envis- ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱǻ¡ǰȱŘŝȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŘŚŚȱ ŘŖŖŝǼ ǻŗşşşǼǰȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ Veton Surroi: ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ- possible avenue to achieve ǯȱȱǰȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǯȱ ȱ ǻ¡ǰȱŘŝȱȱŘŖŖŝǼȱ irreconcilable positions of the parties have made that Skender HyseniDZȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱǻŘŜȱȱŘŖŖŝǼȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǯȱ - ȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ of United Nations adminis- ǻ ȱǰȱŘŞȱȱŘŖŖŝǼȱȱ ǰȱ Ȃȱȱȱ Blerim ShalaDZȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱȱȂȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱǻ ºǰȱŘŝȱȱ recommendation of indepen- ŘŖŖŝǼǯ ǰȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Declaration of the Assembly of Kosovo in accordance to the Report Martti Ahtisaari ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ Kosovo today and the need ¢ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ for political and economic ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱĴ- Welcomes the Final Report of the UN Special Envoy for the ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ŘŜȱȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ tions of the parties in the ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ compromises on many issues ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ Ĵǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ - ȱŘŜȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱ episode in the dissolution of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱĴȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ stability and prosperity for ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ǯ April 5, 2007, Prishtinë/Priština ȱŘŜǰȱŘŖŖŝ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 6 NEWSLETTERasi Kosovo Independence is the alpha and the omega Fatmir Sejdiu, President of Kosovo and Head of the Kosovo Negotiation Team
This is the third time in nine made during this negotiation months that I am given the process have been aimed at opportunity and honor to addressing the concerns and ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ the highest authority of the ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¡ȱ you as the President of Kosovo regarding some of the solu- and the leader of Kosovo Nego- ȱěȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ might challenge the structural ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ posed of representatives of the have accepted them in order government and opposition to preclude any dissatisfaction ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ŗŖȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ negotiation process on the ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ implement it as the document ȱ ȱǯȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ the former Finnish President for the independent state of Ĵȱǰȱȱȱ- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱśȬŜȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ the process culminated in a compromises that the Kosovo ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝ¢ȱ ȱ delegation made in order to ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ and responsibilities to govern ȱ ȃȱ ȱ - have full accommodation of Kosovo Serbs and other minor- ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ - posal for the Kosovo Status ȱȬ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ĴȄȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ Dzȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the cultural and ethnic sensi- ȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ensure their political repre- ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ of the resolution of Kosovo ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ We have full trust that the UN their political over-representa- Proposal relate to the guaran- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ We have said from the very ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ supportive position regard- ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȽȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ - that minorities in other parts Kosovo Serb community in This plan contains all the pro- ence for Kosovo is the alpha ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱ ȱ visions necessary to make ȱȱȱȮȱȱȱȱ¡- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ Kosovo an independent and ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ No kind of structural rela- ȱ ȱ şŖȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ future upon common happi- ȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ population consisting of ȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱ- ȱȱ¡ȱ- institutions are acceptable for ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ recognises minorities` rights ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ means independence from up to a level that minorities ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŖȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱę- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in Southern Eastern Europe ȱ ŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ precondition for peace and ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Kosovo delegation clearly tion of Kosovo status is opened ȱȱȱǰȱĞȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱȱȱȱ declared its support for as for the beginning of a mean- ȱĜȱȱȱȱ ȽȱȱȮȱ ȱȱȱ years of UN interim adminis- ingful process of Kosovan and ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ use this term for the package ǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ Serbian integration into the śȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ - This is the future Kosovo; a ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱǯ and other minority languages ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱĞȱĞȱŗŚȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȱ I reiterate once again that the Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - months of intensive talks and ȱȱȱĜȱȱȱȱ painful compromises and ance against foreign occu- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ gh the ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 7 ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ try: long term investments ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ We have made it clear that ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ensure economic develop- come for both Kosovo and ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱŗşşşǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǰȱȱȱǰȱ Ƚȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ to integrate into the EU and ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ assistance of the democratic ǻȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǼȱȱȱ common future for all coun- ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ- Ȃȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ supported the leading prin- bled us to overcome the prob- ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ lems that have emerged as a ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ the same freedoms and oppor- ȱ ¢ȱ ŘŖŖŜǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ sovereignty enables Kosovo to ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱ pursue economic prosperity ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ are grateful to all those inter- ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ to achieve the democratic membership in all interna- values and legal norms that national countries and insti- ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ tional institutions and organi- are enshrined in the European ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱĴȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ to incorporate those values ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱǯ ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱĜ- on behalf of the Unity Team It should also be noted that the rights and the freedoms ȱȱȱǰȱȱ and Kosovo people to Presi- ȱȱȱĞȱȱ ȱ ȱ £ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ - dent Ahtisaari and UNOSEK intervention and the set- ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ tlement of UN Mission in ȱǰȱǰȱ- be the common ambition for the negotiation process and ǰȱ¢ȱȱ- ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ Ƚȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę- ocratic and development proc- ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ nition of the political status of esses ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ recognised as an independent Serbia: let us progress into ¢ȱ¢ǰȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ȭȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ- This plan provides an irre- sustainable and functional I assure you once more that ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ placeable chance for the future ȱ ȱ ȱ - the future state of Kosovo ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱ lished in Kosovo at the local ȱěȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ chance could be reality only if ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - ǰȱȱȱ responsibilities and obliga- ȱȱȱȱ ȱ cess of these institutions assist ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ tions entitled for a country ȱȱȱ ǯ in the economic revival of ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǰȱȱȱȱȱ protection of the rights of all: On behalf of the Kosovo ent part of the international ȱ¢Ȃȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ the Serb community and other me the opportunity to address A modern legal infrastruc- Ğȱȱǰȱ ¢ȱǯȱ you on this decisive moment ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ- Independence for Kosovo ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ Kosovo has established a sus- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ and its recognition as an ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ tainable banking and budget- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯǯȱ independent and sovereign ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ing system and is conduct- ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ United Nations in general to ing a successful privatisation ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ gration in the Euro-Atlantic ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ emerged from a destructive of the lack of clarity regard- ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ęȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ǰȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱ values common to all free and status; the biggest unsolved Ȃȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ democratic nations of this has not been able to realise its issue remaining in South East- Kosovo are convinced that ǯ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ you shall take the proper deci- opportunity to access inter- ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ for Kosovo means paving the sion to establish a secure and ȱ ęȱ institutions ȱŗşşşǯȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ - prosperous future for Kosovo nor establish successful part- is aimed at European modern ȱȬȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǯȱ political elite has turned its ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ President Fatmir Sejdiu`s ȱ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ- speech in the Security Council is a pre-condition for economic ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ of United Nations in New York, ¢ȱ ȱ - a kind of mediavalization of ȱǯȱȱ March 19, 2007 ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 8 NEWSLETTERasi “The possibilities for additional talks have not been exhausted” Address by Mr. Boris Tadic, President of the Republic of Serbia at Vienna Talks
and our traditional faith in the ħȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ us to take an active and con- and contemporary European ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ structive stance in the political ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ provided a sort of frame- talks on the future status of ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ħǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ - choosing instead to propose Envoy himself referred on sev- ¢ȱȱȱěȱ a solution the adoption of ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢- ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȬ- sis of the Vienna negotiations viable compromise solutions ing instability in the region ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Ȃȱ precisely those documents ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ This can be seen foremost could have been used to move ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ on the fundamental issue of us much closer to a solution in contemporary history that ter- ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ status of Kosovo and Meto- ǯȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ħǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ be inaccurate to say that the country in order to satisfy fundamentally not acceptable ȱěȱȱȱȂȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ the aspirations of a particular ȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱ Albanian community is a very the latest in a series of missed ethnic group that already has the sovereignty of the Repub- ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȬǯ lic of Serbia over Kosovo and ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ħȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱ Serbia has also been active and can be done so that the cur- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ retain only a small number constructive in addressing all rent stage in the negotiations ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ of enumerated competen- other issues at the Vienna process can be succeeded in a ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ǰȱ - the independence of Kosovo ȱ ȱ ħȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢Ȭȱǯ ȱħȱȱȱ- ȱ ¢ȱ £Ǽǰȱ bian religious and cultural ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ dict some of the fundamental the protection of religious and ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ę- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ the sovereignty and territorial ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ integrity of internationally rec- ȱ ȱ ħȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢Ȃȱ¡ȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - and the member-states of documents such as the United ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ęǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ - als are far from the balanced during the Vienna negotia- ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ and sustainable compromise ǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę- From the time of the peaceful the participation of Kosovo ȱȱǯȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ħȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ¡ȱĞȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ is not a member of the Secu- Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǯ ŘŖŖŖǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ should they choose to do so - partner in regional coopera- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵ- participate in those consulta- ȱȱ ȱȱę- ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ tion to the fact that all our ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ready to constructively engage ȱȱȱȱ- Western Balkans: rapid acces- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in additional talks-the possi- ȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ¢ȱ - ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ formed to United Nations ǰȱȱȱȱ¡ǯ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ such a solution to the future ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ status of Kosovo and Meto- ŗŘŚŚȱ ǻŗşşşǼȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Vienna, Austria, 10 March 2007 ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 9 The coming of Kosovo Agim Çeku, Prime Minister of Kosovo
We are becoming independ- ȱǯ is taking over from the UN ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ- Our human resource potential ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱDZȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - determination and vision by needs a European perspective ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ sustaining the momentum ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱ play an important role in help- ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ - ȱȱȱěȱȱ ȱȱěȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ prosperity and safeguard our ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ Kosovo is on the EU track ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ uncertainties for a number of ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ our minorities and our neigh- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱŘŖŖřǯȱ- bours that the independence some EU politicians are being haps certain things could move ȱ ȱȱȱ¡¢ȱ- asked to make today are dif- ǯȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȱ ęȱ Ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Macedonia should not get a Skeptics should feel reassured: ȱȱȱȱĚȱȱ start date to begin negotiating an independent Kosovo is the ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ best option for prolonged and labor conditions are more ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ an EU member overnight but We have entered the last ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Ě¡ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ phase of the diplomatic proc- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱ us to progress economically ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ - region and help us challenge ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱȬȱȱ Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯ ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Řǯřȱ ȱ pect that in the end a Security ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱĜ- ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ing the Ahtisaari proposal for end come to share our assess- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȮȱȱěǰȱȱ ment – that an independent ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ȭ£ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ¢Ȭ Ȃȱ Kosovo is the best option for approach in terms of apply- ȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ ȱ acceptance of the recommen- ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȬȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȮȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱěȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢Ȭǯȱ independence alone on invest- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱĜȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - for us in the region to preach ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱĞȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the European dream to our ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ most Kosovars recognise that ȱ ȱ ǯȱ citizens if they are systemati- ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo can have a bright eco- ¢ȱȱȱȱǯ Ȃȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ economic relief and prosper- nomic future if our market is ȱ ǰȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ fully integrated and interop- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱȱȱěǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ But independence is a precon- Supply and demand must be lapse of Yugoslavia have ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ met and controlled regionally ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ increasingly steady approach help Kosovo – and the region ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - ¢ǯȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ Ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ omy and Europe are the basis strategy is not about build- ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ ing an island in the middle of ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 10 NEWSLETTERasi 7 Kosovo deserves clarity about its future Joachim Rücker, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Kosovo (SRSG)
Special Representative of “Belgrade has continued to ȱ ȱ ¢Ȭ ȱ make statements discouraging ȱ ȱ ǻ Ǽȱ ȱ returns and politicising secu- ûǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ęȱ - ȱ ŗşǰȱ ŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ ȱ mate of fear and demonstrates ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ continued lack of respect for ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŘŚŚǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ urge the Representative of the ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ port the participation of the provided for a dynamic politi- ȱȱȱȱ ǯȄ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢- ûȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ one in Kosovo deserves clarity ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ proposal for the status of ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Řȱ - ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ruary has been “generally position is in relation to the ȱȄȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ institutions that organise their ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱ need this clarity in order to “The primary focus has since gather the strength to take the ȱȱȱȂȱ- host of arrangements carefully ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ decision they must take: to £ȱ ǰȱ - designed to fully protect their Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ing additional competencies ǰȱȱȱ¢ǰȄȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ them by the Kosovo institu- ȱȱȱǰȄȱȱ ǯȱûȱǯȱȃȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ tions and become an engaged ǰȱȱDZȱȃȱȱ- Albanian leaders of the Pris- ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ǰȄȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ǰȄȱȱǯ ǰȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ includes leaders of the Oppo- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱ- acceptable compromise to ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱěȱ ties also need clarity on status accommodate the Kosovo Serb ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ at implementation have not to feel secure that the future ¢ȱǯȄȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ been translated into improve- they and their leaders are ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ have made consistent calls for ments in the living conditions building is permanent and is Serb reaction to the proposal maintaining calm and trust in ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱ ȱǰȄȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - years of international admin- ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ - ingness of many Kosovo Serbs ǯȄ by political leaders in Belgrade cerns about the potentially to participate in the institu- ǯȱ ûȱ ȱ ȱ and largely neglecting the pro- ȱ ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ tions or accept the opportuni- keeping momentum in the Ȃȱ ȱ - delay in the process that could ȱěȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ sions to protect Kosovo Serb make a sustainable solution ȱǯ international community “to ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ǯȱ ȃȱȱ Ğǰȱ ȱ Ȭ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ such as decentralisation and ǯȱûȱȱȱ ticipation in the institutions ȱ¢Ȅǯȱ ȱ¡ȱ protective zones for religious commitment by the Kosovo appears linked to the stance ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱȱȱǯȱ institutions to standards ȱǰȱ ȱȱ- Ȃȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱǰȱȱ- implementation in a range ued to threaten Kosovo Serb ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ical leaders are intensifying ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱĴȱěȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ in areas of vital importance their salaries if they remain region and remove the obsta- Serbs and reassure them that ȱ ǯȱ ȃȱ ȱ on the legitimate payroll of ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ the status proposal contains a ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȄȱ ǯȱ ûȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȄǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 11 Three scenarios of developments in Kosovo Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Negotiation Team, Leader of ORA political party
ȱ ŗŖȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ ę- ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ sultations or negotiations in ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ the creation of identity for ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ negotiations for Kosovo before demographic situation in ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱşŖȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱŗŖȱǰȱȱȱ round of disintegration of ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ a violent past ȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱ it becomes clear that there is ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ a fear by minorities that their ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱşŖȂȱȱ- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bouillet and other processes ȱȱDzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ to create a future for all and ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱŗŞȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ months of intensive discussion because it marked the end of ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ a long and painful process of disintegration and negotia- ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱ- to the fact that it occurred on theless present as a concept in ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ the international community to the process of disintegration ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bank I thought that the criti- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ a process that could go both cal and the most necessary its values is our natural living ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȄǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ serve and further develop the saying to myself that this is ǰȱȱȱȱȱ to banking activities but at a symbolic day of ending the international values of gov- ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱ- the same time is related to the ǰȱȱȱ- ǯ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ treats the issue of trust in our The near future of Kosovo ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ to establish bridges of under- beca-use as it is stated in the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ minds during the discussions standing in order to enable a ȱ ǰȱ ȱ able to live to see the deserved in the negotiation process beca- Ĵȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ people could be changed dra- ȱ ȱ ŗŞȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱ ȱ Ȯȱ ȱ - ¢ǯȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ negotiations thanks to many tice in the sense that the pain- ȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ful process of disintegration of ȱȱǯȱȱęȱȱȱ most probably dictate the much to come to this moment the former Yugoslavia caused ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱĴǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ communities in Kosovo the ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 12 NEWSLETTERasi ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ use its veto on some possible guage in the municipalities in for the EU but for the authori- path it is likely that iȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ us to a problematic process in ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ if the member states of the international document that dictate our future to a great There are three possible sce- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ - Ĝ¢ȱȱȱȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ ȱȂȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ Ȭ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ guage in the communities ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ create a possibility for states ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ impossible to change the geog- ished not only in Kosovo but ȱǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ The First scenario is that Ahti- comes as a result of some sort mendations of the proposal or ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ of European racism from the ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ do not consider to have posi- ȱ¡ȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ member states of the Security ȱ ¢Ȃȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ- scenario seems more pos- ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȃǯȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ȱśƖȱȱȱ be the outcome of the proc- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ - ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ line in order to determine the edged their right to be repre- ȱȱȱȱ ȱȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ sented in the Kosovo Parlia- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ become an independent state is an unprecedented ending ȱ¢ȱȱŗŖƖǯȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱĴȬ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ pts to block or to actively ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ protection of minorities in ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȄȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ means that there shall be no Ȅǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȃȄȱ ȱ - developments in our intereth- ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - of interest to the communities ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰ if Serbia takes The second Scenario is the thing that never occurred in ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȄȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱŗŘŚŚȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ metry created in the munici- appeal to the implementation a group of strong countries and the mandate of the UN ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ǰȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ- rights in comparison to other ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ egories of relationships inside municipalitieǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ generis situation; an unprec- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Serb community in Kosovo ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȂȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - on the issue of the identity ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ pendent state of Kosovo that ȱȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ support the process and eve- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ- their identity but their role ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ sion of involvement and pres- ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ possible countries on the other ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ - politics led by Belgrade is not ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ing as many rights as possible only an intellectual debate or ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ issue but also an issue of their ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱ comparison to the mission in ¡¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȄȱ ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȃȄȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱŖǯŞƖȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ěȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ have recognised their right for ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡- Pres- Serbia through Ruȱ ȱ Ĝȱȱȱȱȱ- plored relationship not only ence in Koȱ ȱȱȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 13 Dzȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ “Kosovo Delegation has been engaged ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in successful conclusion of the are both too appealing and too ǯȱȱȱȱ negotiation process” this authority should in fact ,QWHUYLHZZLWK0U/XWÀ+D]LUL be developed hand in hand Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Local Governance Administration and member of the Kosovo Negotiation Team. ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ of communities at the central problem during the past eight ȱ ǻȱ Ǽǰȱ years is that the heavy inter- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ national presence prevented ǰȱȱȱȱ- establishment of an account- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ able system and thus a demo- and cultural heritage and eco- ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ be accountable to Kosovar ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ that the discussions have seen ȱȱȱ ȱȱ serious engagement on the avoid the very easy tendency ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǰȱ ȱ ȱ national community for any in the interests of concluding lack of capacities or lack of the process and providing for ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ the role and engagement of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¡ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ in our society and a part of it ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ process depends on the Secu- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Without independence there ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - Do you think that the ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ interests of other parties, ȱȱȱȱ ȱ namely the interests of other ȱȱȱȱǯȱ communities, have been taken ȱȱ ȱȱȱ Mr. Haziri, could you give us ęȱȱǯȱȱ- into consideration during the ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ your opinion on the negotia- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ negotiations? ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ tion process and the position coȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ę- ęȱ £DZȱ ¢Dzȱ ȱ of the Kosovar Team in gen- cial capacity to build a society negotiations; the purpose of ȱȱȱȱȱȱ eral? ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱě- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ent appearance from the one ęȱ £DZȱȱȱȱ the interests of the Albanian ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱěȱ- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ to determine their responsi- tion and constitutional rights ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ - ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ŘŖŖŜȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ for all ethnic groups living in tion at the Economic Initiative ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ǯȱ ȱ - ǰȱȱȱȱ for Kosovo (ECIKS) in Vienna in ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - March 2007, See: www.eciks.org ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ£ǰȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 14 NEWSLETTERasi ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ tencies in some municipalities accommodation of Kosovo ¢ȱ ¶ȱ ǻ°ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Serbs as a minority because member of the Kosovo parlia- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - the other minority communi- ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ resumed the process from the ȱěȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ mispronunciation or technical ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡- tion that has been inserted as ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ hepi and I tried to reach deci- ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ as an internal part and hope been considered as a serious ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ that the process could be con- ęȱ ȱ ȱ be covered and regulated in ȱǯȱ°ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the issue of decentralization other countries as light asym- ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ Mr. Haziri, you know that is based on the best European ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ only the segment of decentral- there are a lot of threats ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - to raise in this issue is related ȱȱǰȱ ȱ related to the perception of ǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭǰȱ Ȭ can clearly see that the accom- the decentralization process. ęȱȱȱȱȱȱ border and inter-institutional modation of the Serb com- Both Albanians and Serbs see ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ cooperation of municipalities munity in Kosovo has been ȱȱȱěȱ the ethnic groups in this proc- ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ taken very seriously at the perspectives and expect ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ - ¢ȱěȱǯȱ certainly interested in regulat- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ What is your opinion on this? Could you describe what the ȱ ȱ ęǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ relationship will be between provided for other communi- ęȱ £DZȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŘǰȱ ȱ to the rights of municipali- the local and central levels ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ties in order to guarantee posi- ȱ ȱȱȱ- in the future; will there be a tive developments in Kosovo; ȱȱȱ ǯȱ in regulating the rights of the level of control exercised by central government to enforce this shall happen immediately It is clear that initially the big- the central level or would it ȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĴȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ We are interested in establish- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ing a functional democracy in supervision by the central lation and the International ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ level? ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǯȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ £DZȱ ȱ ȱ and formalises the manner of ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ cooperation and monitors all undoubtedly remain undi- ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ęǯȱ ȱ ȱ segments of municipal com- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ- be three categories that are ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ - ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ tral authority does not inter- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ fere in the rights of munici- Would you be able to ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱ distinguish any interesting ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ moments which have occurred ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ during the so-called ‘informal non-Serb minorities reached a duties and responsibilities ǰȱȱȱȱ negotiations’ for example ǰȱȱȱěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǰȱěȱǵȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ ȱ and the regulation of these The third point is related to ęȱ £DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱǰȱ responsibilities is done by the ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - municipal assemblies them- tions of Serbia and the manner ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ties on one hand and the Serb ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ęǯȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ rights that fall under the com- We can certainly recognise the ȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱěȱȱȱ petencies of municipal assem- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱǰȱȱ decentralisation issue to the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱǰȱ to communicate and clarify ȱ ǰȱ - ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ out including the possibility ȱ ȱ ǯȱ - Serbia has the right to support ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ of presenting this process as ever the regulation of these ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ a part of the internal interests ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ- ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ the supervision by the central but this must be done through ing the member of the Parlia- interests of the Serb commu- ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¶ȱ °ǰȱ - ¢ǯȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ - and through Kosovo licensed ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 15 ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ public of Kosovo; the three functionality and implemen- ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ municipalities in the north of ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - The destination of the money ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ implementation of the status tinuing need determined by ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ legitimate institutions that of the international pres- ȱȱǰȱ- have undergone the elections Ǽǰȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ Is the Government ready for ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ the transition period? established and elected as regulating the interests of the Ǽǯ ęȱ £DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ- Mr. Haziri, we would now part of the chapter of decen- of technical groups on transi- ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ like to address the relation- tralization focused on the tion and preparations for the Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ship between the Government ȱȱ ȱ- Ȭȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ of Serbia and apply the so- and the Assembly of Kosovo, ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ with a particular focus on the the central institutions in rela- the dynamic and our poten- ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ legislative process. What is tion to all municipalities shall ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ a problem that involves a part your opinion regarding the ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ŗŘŖȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ of the current municipality of readiness of the Assembly for ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Mitrovica; the northern part the adoption of 103 Laws in ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ - regular procedure, and around ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - responsibilities of the interna- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ 17 other laws deriving from ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - obligations contained in ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱǰȱ ȱ istered by an UNMIK repre- Ahtisaari’s proposal? More- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱ- ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ over, when the current pace ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ tendency to hinder the imple- of the Assembly in adopting ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ future international presence ȱȱȱȱĴ- laws, is around 20-25 laws ȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ a year. Has the Government ties are not controlled as far as ȱȱ ȱȱȱ - ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ set priorities with regard to international cooperation and ȱȱ Ȃȱ- ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ the adoption of the laws, and ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ what areas are considered as ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ - priorities? ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ support in terms of human the right to automatically antee the territorial integrity ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ęȱ £DZȱȱȱȱ capacities and our legislative enter into any type of coop- the legislative agenda for this ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ £ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Finally, Mr. Haziri, where do ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ you see Kosovo in 10 years engage itself in cooperating have complemented our leg- ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ time? ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ authority for regulating and ȱ ȱ ȱ - legitimising all forms of coop- ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ £DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ- Ȃȱǯȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ǯ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱĞȱȱ obstacles in implementing the ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ recognition as an independent protection of cultural herit- How would the Government ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ£ǰȱ¢ǰȱ react, and what kind of sup- the future international pres- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ port will the Government ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ȱȱĜȱǰȱȱ- ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ anticipate from the Interna- international representative in ęȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - tional Community, if the Serb ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡- ing serious involvement in ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ municipalities in the north ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ order to overcome this proc- ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ have a negative reaction on its authority for all cases that ǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ the UN Security Councils’ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ endorsement of Ahtisaari’s ȱȱȱǯȱ of the sovereign families of the ȱȱȱȱȱȱ status recommendation? ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ engagement into three areas; ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ęȱ £DZȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ the area of the solutions for ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ ȱ ȱ ȱ but our priority is to adopt all ȱǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 16 NEWSLETTERasi United States support Ahtisaari’s status recommendation
Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - of Kosovo clarity about their engaged in full and intensive Since the crisis in this region ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ¡ȱ¢ȱǰȱ- former President of Finland ¢ǯȱȱ¢ȱȱȬ- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱȱȱȱ ing guarantees to protect the ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ rights and security of Kosovo ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Serbs and other non-Alba- ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ status should be seen in the ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ Ahtisaari has also proposed ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ to President Ahtisaari for his circumstances of the break-up that Kosovo become inde- ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗşşŖǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱ ŗşşŖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯ ǰȱ ȱȱŗşşşȱȱ Ȭȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ The Kosovo status process is a resolution that placed and supports his recommen- ȱȱęȱȱȱ Kosovo under UN administra- ǯ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ tion and envisioned a political ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Statement by Tom Casey, Deputy ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ- ȱ Ȃȱ - has long treated Kosovo as a Spokesman of US State Depart- ȱ ȱ the people ǰȱ ȱ ȱ e ȱǯ ment, March 26, 2007 ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 17 No Constitution without Representation Hajredin Kuçi, co-chair of the pre-constitutional Working Group, Member of Assembly of Kosovo, PDK
ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ Participatory constitution support of our international Ğȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ǯȱ ȱ Ȭȱ sary part of the constitutional ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱĞȱȱ- constitution-making proc- ȱȱ ȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ - ¢ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ nism should be established to ȱ ȱ ęȱ ǯȱ ȱ ensure that the Assembly of ȱȱĞȱȱȱ Kosovo plays a role through- ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱǯȱȱ stitutional convention or rati- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ There is no simple transition ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱ forms of participation gives ȱȱĞȱȱȱȱ the initiative to ordinary citi- ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ zens and creates an open con- ȱȱĞȱȱ- stiȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ tution gives legitimacy to the ǯȱȱ- the public shares in agenda- ȱȱȱęȱ Ĵǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ę- the previous tradition of con- ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ genuine public participation ȱ ȱ ȱ - reserved for the Kosovo Serb ȱĞȱ¢ȱȃ¡Ȅȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ - posal for the Kosovo Status ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - and bringing the process into ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ the sphere of democratic par- ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢Ȭ ȱĴȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ahtisaari outlined the consti- ȱ ȱ - ȱ ǰȱ - and good channels of commu- ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ŗŖDZȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ are applied to daily political ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ The status proposal stipulates ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ Only a considerable commit- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱŗŘŖȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ demanded for constitutional ment of time and resources ȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ can make genuine public par- dency of the Assembly of ¢ǯȱȱ ¢ȱŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ticipation possible in Kosovǯ ȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱȬȱ ȱȱȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - tunities to develop elements Participatory constitution ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ lishing a constitutional frame- of a constitutional process making has become a crucial ȱ ȱȱ - ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ that are more transparent and aspect of a legitimate constitu- ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ- The proposal further foresees ǯ ŗŖǯřȱȱȱȱĴȱ stitutional process is shared ȱ ȱ ȱ - calls for a “meaningful mech- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȬ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ anism to inform members of ȱȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ¢Ȭȱ ǯȱ Ğȱ ȱȄȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ to the domain of “high poli- ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Ȅȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ by the President of Kosovo in ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ¡ȱ ȱ from the status proposal has ȱ ȱ ȱ - cal consensus on the overall ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ already been included in the dency of the Assembly of constitutional process prior to ȱȱȱǰȱ- ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȯȱ ¢ȱ Ğȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ be appointed by the Assem- Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ kind that is acceptable to Kos- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ bly members holding seats ȱȱȱǯȱ Ȃȱ£ǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 18 NEWSLETTERasi Executive Summary of Comprehensive
I. General ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǻȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ TĴȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǼDzȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ęȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ including the ability to accept transparent funding from Serbia for a broad range of municipal activities and purposes; provisions on measures to ensure the promotion and protection of the rights of ȬȱȱȱȬ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ěȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ę- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǻ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ - ȱǰȱ ǰȱǰȱǰȱȬǼǯ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȬǰȱȱȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ ǰȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ mandate provided for a future international civilian and military ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ and assist the competent Kosovo authorities in ensuring peace and ȱȱȱĚȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱ The provisions on the protection and promotion of religious and ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱȱ ȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ¡- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱ II. Settlement Provisions ǯȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱęĞȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ T ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱĴȱȱȱ- upon these principles: ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ Kosovo shall be a multi-ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ- £ȱ ȱȱ¡¢ȱ£ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ¡- internationally recognized human rights and fundamental free- ȱȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ have the right to return and reclaim their property and personal ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ęȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ Kosovo shall have the right to negotiate and conclude international ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ £ǯ The protection and promotion of the rights of members of com- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǯȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱǰȱǰȱ ǰȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ mechanisms for Kosovo non-Albanian community members in key ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȬȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱĴȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȬȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱĴȱȱȱ Ȭȱ£ȱǰȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ǰȱ¢ȱȱěȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěǯȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 19 Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement
ǯȱȱĴȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ presence consists of three principle components: ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǻ ǼǰȱȬĴȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ Ǽȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱĴǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ£ȱǰȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȦȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȂȱȱȱȂȱ¡ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĜȱ ȱ ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȬǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱĴȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱĴǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴǯȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱǻǼȱȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱę¢ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱĜȱĚȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĜǰȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱǰȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ- authority to assume other responsibilities to ensure the maintenance ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ǯ ȱȱȬȱ ȱ¢ȱȱǻ Ǽȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱŘǰśŖŖȱȱ ȱȬȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱŞŖŖȱȱǯȱȱĴȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱǻ Ǽȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ¢ȱĞȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȬȱȱ¢ȱǯ £ȱȱęȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱȱĜȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ- the Ĵȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱĴǯ ȱȱȱȱȱěȱȱ Ȃȱǯȱȱȱ III. Settlement Implementation ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱĴǰȱȱ ȱȱȱŗŘŖȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ possess the authority to monitor such implementation and make recommendations to UNMIK on actions to be taken to ensure com- ǯȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱĴǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱěȱ- ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ¡ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱĴǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱĴǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴǯȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 20 NEWSLETTERasi Steps towards the definition of Kosovo’s Status
The Special Envoy of the In addition to these direct ȱȱȱ ȱǻ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ¢Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ members and also shared the and the Special Envoy invited ted Nations for the future ¢ȱŘŖŖŜǰȱŘŜȱ Ȭȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ the highest representatives status process for Kosovo ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ of the regular consultations ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Belgrade and Prishtinë/ and close cooperation process Ȭȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǻǼȱ Priština to talk separately to ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŖȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ǯ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ visit to the parties and the ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖśǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Řȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ °ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖśǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Envoy travelled to Belgrade and ȱ ȱ ȱ visiting Prishtinë/Priština ȱ¡¢ȱ ȱȱ Prishtinë/Priština to present and Prishtinë/Priština´s Team ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ the neighbouring capitals ȱȱȱęȱ proposal for a Kosovo Status ȱǯȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ǯȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǻŚȱ ǰȱ ŗřȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ NATO also participated in the ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ŘŘȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŜǼDzȱ handed over to President ǯȱȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ °ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ºȦñǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱǻ Ǽȱ ȱǰȱȱ Envoy presented his proposal ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱŘśȱ ¢ȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱ ȱ Envoy met the Secretary- The Special Envoy then ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ŗśȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ invited both parties in Vienna Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ Nations Ban Ki-moon in Paris to a series of meetings on the Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ Prishtinë/Priština negotiating to brief him on the latest Ğȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ developments in the status ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ contain any common ground Fourteen of these rounds ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Řŗȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Řȱ ǰȱ to achieve an agreement and of talks have focused on ȱǯȱȱ¡ȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ that no amount of additional £ǰȱȱȱ Special Envoy met in Vienna ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ of cultural and religious ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱ concluded that the potential of ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Listing of Direct Talks between the Belgrade and ȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ ¢ȱǯ Pristina Delegations ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ • Meeting of the Serbian and Kosovo leadership in submission to the UN Security ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǻŘŚȱ ¢ȱŘŖŖŜǼ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Serbian and Kosovo leadership March ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŚȱ ¢ȱ ŘŖŖŜǯȱ Ȋȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £DZȱ ǻŘŖȬŘŗȱ ȱŗŚȱǰȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ °ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ŘŖŖŜǰȱ ŗŝȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŜǰȱ řȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŜǰȱ śȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŜǰȱŗşȱ ¢ȱŘŖŖŜǰȱŝȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱŝȱȱŘŖŖŜȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Koštunica led the delegation of ȱŗśȱȱŘŖŖŜǼ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ¢Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ • Three meetings related to the protection of cultural ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ǻȱ Řřȱ ¢ȱ ŘŖŖŜǰȱ ŗŞȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ each party the opportunity to ¢ȱŘŖŖŜȱȱŞȱȱŘŖŖŜǼ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ present at the highest level its Special Envoy of the Secretary- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȋȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱDZȱǻŞȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ŘŖŖŜȱȱŞȱȱŘŖŖŜǼ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȋȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ǻřŗȱ ¢ȱ ȱĜ¢ȱȱȱȱ represented both by UNOSEK ŘŖŖŜǼ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱŘŜȱǯȱȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 21 New EU Mission will support Kosovo‘s aspirations for EU and NATO membership Interview with Mr. Ardian Gjini, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning and member of the Political Strategic Group of the Kosovo Negotiation Team
Is Kosovo really independent ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ if it continues to have such the Kosovo legal and constitu- a powerful international ȱ ǯȱȱǰȱ administration? ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ mission as providing support ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ Dzȱ ȱȱ ȱ independence and soverei- ȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱDZȱ ȱ second element is that it is ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ going to be recognized by the ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - most important element of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ sovereignty for a small coun- ȱ ȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ How do you foresee the Kosovo is not going to decide relationship between ICR ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ and the Kosovo Government, ȱȱęȱȱȱ- for instance regarding ¢ȯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ accountability and reporting going to decide about all mat- authorities, remove public ȱ ȱ nd are going to the Government? ȱ ¢ȱ Ěȱ ȱ Ĝǰȱǯȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱĞȱ- ȱ DZȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ given such a broad authority ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢¢ȱ Team so far has done a very means that Kosovo is going to ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo’s people? ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the mission and giving input to fact that there is going to be a ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ that needed an insurance that EU institutions and the inter- ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ is going to monitor the imple- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ mentation of the comprehen- ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ also in preparing the ground ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ someone to monitor the status ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ Ĵǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ- means that this future partner- going to basically monitor our ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ sion as a support for Kosovo ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ ȱȱ- ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ In line with your statement, also means adoption of certain have a foundation for continu- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - Regarding the reform of the ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo made much progress Judiciary, how do you think since 1999, certainly more ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ fact that the mission is already ȱ ȱȱǯȱ ICR can help this reform, if started to establish itself is than Bosnia, according to it would have wide range of most international observers. ȱȱȱǰȱĴ¢ȱ good and I think the mission powers such as appointing Yet, the new ICR is similar ȱȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ international investigators ȱȱĜȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱ ȱǯȱȱ and prosecutors that can act Representative in Bosnia. ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ I do not see any real problem in independently? ICR will have a sweeping ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ strengthening this partnership authority to annul laws or through a negotiation proc- ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ decisions taken by Kosovo ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ most important thing is that going to be in ǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 22 NEWSLETTERasi The mandate of other international organizations “Ahtisaari’s plan will bring progress and such as OSCE, Council of Europe, UNDP, IMF, World ǰȱǰȱ ȱȱĞȱ new meaning to cohabitation in Kosovo” status. How will the Kosovo Government position change Interview with Branislav Grbic, Minister for Returns and Communities towards them? ponent of the returns process; ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ to do upon the return? This is ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ Kosovo to seek independ- ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ membership in all the insti- ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ unemployment dominates life ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ have to mean a certain sup- ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ What is the most successful ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ return project the Ministry ȱȱȱȱȱȱě- has undertaken? ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ an independent and sovereign the establishment of the Min- ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ undertaken in cooperation ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Bearing in mind the ICR ȱ ¢ǰȱ Ȭ powers, do you believe it ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ will be easy to reduce the Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ power and frequency of the ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ intervention? ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Minister, arȱ¢ȱęȱ changes in the situation on ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ with the returns process? ȱǯȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱřŞȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ- ȱ DZȱȱȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ - ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ- port by international commu- ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ nitieȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ nity representatives and the ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱęǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ to ensure that individuals are ǰȱ Ȧ ºȱ- I am not supposed to say ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ guaranteed the right to return ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ and many people still live ȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ What are the main obstacles ȱȱȱǰȱȱ pean Perspective is the return ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ to the return of the displaced ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱŝŚȱȱȱȱñǰȱ today? ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ ȱŗŘŚŚȱȱŗşşşǰȱȱ- ȱ DZȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ tain political and security ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ conditions facilitating returns ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ¢ȱ What are the Ministry’s plans based on this I do not think for 2007? ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ have been created in order to ȱȱȱȱĴȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ make the returns process more ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ DZȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ there are greater possibilities ȱȱȱ ȱ (interview by Nuno Luzio, OSCE the number of returnees has ȱǯȱȱ- international community rep- Mission in Kosovo). ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ bility is the second main com- resentatives through more fre- ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 23 ǰȱȱȱ- ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ such a thing as an ideal pro- message is that everyone Danas i Sutra ȱȱǧśǰŘŖŖǰŖŖŖǰȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ £Ȭ ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱĴǰȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǧŘǰŗŖŖǰŖŖŖȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȃȱȱȄȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱěȱȱ¢- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę- most important events from ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱ ȱ cal and economical sustainabil- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ the minority communities also be allocated to facilitate ¢ȱȱȱ£ȱȱ ǯ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȃȱ ȱ Ȅȱ the return of Serb families to resolve the political and secu- is the main product of the ȱ ǰȱ ºȱ ºȦȱ In the context of return, how ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¡ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ would minority communities and if the economic compo- ȱǻ Ǽǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ ºȦ ȱ ęȱȱȱǵȱ nent needed to accelerate ȱȱȱ- ¢ǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ the returns process is met ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱǧŞśŖǰŖŖŖǯȱȱȱ the proposal should meet the through the budget of Provi- The magazine is distributed ȱȱǧśŖŖǰŖŖŖȱȱ- ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ sional Institutions and dona- ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ no-one feels neglected or over- ǰȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱǯȱ All editions are also avail- ȱ¢ȱȱȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱęȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ of each issue in Albanian ȱ ȱȱDZȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - By Mario Maglov, and English languages; ȱȱ ȱȱ£ǰȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Coordinator of the Community DZȦȦ ǯǯ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Information Centres, DPI- Ȧǯ ȱŗśȱȱǰȱȱȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ UNMIK ȱȱŘŖȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Ȧ²ȱ ȱ ȱ ǧȱ ȱ ǰȱ - śŖŚǰŖŖŖȱ ȱǯȱȱȬ ȱ ȱȱȱ - ¢ȱȱȱȱǧŘȱ- ernment and the international lion for community support community should guarantee ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ every municipality in Kosovo people can feel safe and have ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ a normal and civilized life like ȱȱȱęȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ£ǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ What will be the Ministry’s ¢ȱȱǯȱ role in the process of status How would you assess Ĵȱȱ Ahtisaari’s proposal, which be, and do you have the ne- is currently being discussed cessary resources to perform “On the moment that the Special representative decided to that role? by the Security Council? ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ DZȱ Ȃȱ Bȱ DZȱȱȱȬ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- plan is the continuation of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŝǰȱ ǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ the international communi- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱěȱȱȱȱęȱȱ ¢Ȃȱ¢ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱ regardless of status process ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - Ȃȱ ǯȱ ȱ - ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ bly of Kosovo has declared the ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱĴȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the international community on the status of Kosovo as an illegal and illegitimate act on ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ meaning to cohabitation in and create the conditions ȱȱȱŗŘŚŚǯȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ necessary for sustainable and the special envoy a mandate to violate the principle of sover- ȱǯȱȱ eignty and territorial integrity and to change the state borders Do you think the negotiation ȱǯȄ process included all interests Do you have a message for Vojislav Kostunica, of minority communities in the displaced that plan to Prime Minister of Serbia Kosovo? return to their homes? ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 24 NEWSLETTERasi Annex VIII of the Ahtisaari’s Proposal – The Security Sector in Kosovo: Observation from the perspective of the Assembly security committee Naim Maloku, member of the Presidency of the Assembly and Chairperson of the Security Committee, AAK
the ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ therefore for a partnership ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¡- ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ creation and development ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo institutions are being consensus in the Kosovo polit- ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ- ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ment that conditions for ȱȱȱ ȱȱ taking more competencies in ǰȱȱȱȱ- the security sector have not ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ establishment of mechanisms the competencies guaranteed ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ and building of responsible ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ security has been carefully con- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ our friends from NATO and ŜȬŝȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ Ĝȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ independent and democratic ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ institutions capable of over- ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱ¡- ¢ǯȱȱȱ- ǰȱ ȱ Ŝȱ ȱ ŗȱ ȱ cacy of the issue under discus- The security sector in Kosovo ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the Proposal envisages the ǰȱȱȱȱ- remains one of the most sensi- continue to guarantee the ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ tive areas of democracy build- sovereignty and security of ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱęȱ easily undergo the normal ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ democratic procedures of its Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - responsible for building and ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ sented by the Special Envoy of training the proposed Kosovo ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȭ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ only for Kosovo but for the ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ŘǰśŖŖȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ĵ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ Ȃȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - tion to addressing this chal- the international community the reality of the situation in ȱ ȱ ǻ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ lenge and making provisions perceive it to be necessary to ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ continue in its supervision of ȱȱȱ- meet the conditions necessary ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱęǯȱȱȱ sive Proposal for the Kosovo to be accepted into the Kosovo Kosovo institutions in order to ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the creation of an intelligence building a security sector ȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ĜDzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱǰȱ¢ȱ- ǯȱ fer of police competencies to ȱ Ȭȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - that cannot be provided by £ǰȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ tinue to supervised by the ȱȱǻǼȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - the status of the members of international civilian rep- important role in supervising ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ e scru- ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 25 ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ¢ǯ European Parliament agrees report The second challenge is pre- sented by the decentralisation on Kosovo ȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ competencies of municipali- The European Parliament areas; full respect for human Western Balkans lies in the ties in the selection of police gave its full support on March Dzȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱǯȄ ǯȱ ȱ Řȱ - Řşǰȱ ŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ ȱȱ - Ȭȱ ǰȱ ȱ The report also emphasises ȱŜȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ protection for cultural and stating that “sovereignty su- religious sites; the establish- that the EU Member States ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Municipal Assemblies pro- pervised by the international ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȄȱ multi-ethnic Kosovar Security ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ pose a number of candidates adopting a common position ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Force; and international guar- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ȭȱ antees for the territorial integ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱŗśȱ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱȱȱȱǯ ęȱȱȱ- especially the UN Security ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - To ease concerns that any ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱ cedure may be repeated once form of independence for and called for the EU to play Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ if the Ministry considers that ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ a central role in the current establishment of a European none of the candidates is suit- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ international negotiations for ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ report “underlines that the ȱĴǯ ȱȱ ǯ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ¢ȱ no precedent in international ȱ ȱ - for commanding structures ȱ ħȱ ǻ Ȧǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ are established throughout Ǽǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗşşşȱ ǽǯǯǯ the report and congratulated ǰȱȱȱ- Ȃȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱ Ǿȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - the rapporteurs and members ȱ¢ȱȂȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǻŚşŖȱ ȱ ȱ ble to the situation in other ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ ȱȱȱǰȱȂȱ ȱŞŖȱǰȱ ȱŞŝȱ- Ěȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱȱǯȄȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ scope of regulating the security should assure access to inter- ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ - ȃȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȃ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ- tions; an international pres- regarding the future status ¢ȱȄȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱŗŝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ of Kosovo lies also in the fact its support for “a supervised ȱȱȱȱȱĞȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ that both Serbia and Kosovo Ȅȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ- mandate; clear provisions are due to become part of the “There is no other feasible ȱ ¢ȱ Ȃǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱ ȱȱ- ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ substantial autonomy in key ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ - ous legislative burden on the ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ but it is prepared for meeting the challenge in cooperation ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ę¢ȱ ȱ ȱ both the substantial and proce- ȱȱȱ¡ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ and the challenges raised by ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ face Kosovo in the futur ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 26 NEWSLETTERasi The EU will play a leading role in Kosovo
The report and proposal of the tant foreign policy challenges UN Special Envoy President ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱǰȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱŘŜǰȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ŘŖŖŝǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢Ȭ ¢ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - But Europe has a special res- dency in supporting the report ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ EU must continue to have the ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ means to sustain its policies ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ an acceptable compromise At the EU Foreign Minis- ȱǯȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱŗŚȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ řŖǰȱ ŘŖŖŝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ that resources cannot come several practical aspects of the ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ Ĵǯȱ¢ǰȱ- Member States and our inter- grade and Pristina remained national community partners multilateralism and bring the ȂȱęȱȱĞȱ diametrically opposed on the ȱȱȱ¢ǯ process to an early and suc- status cannot yet be fully ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱĴǰȱ suggest that international together a funding package is designed to foster the build- ȱȱȱ ȱ grant assistance of up to ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ing of a democratic multi- ǯȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ǧŗǯřȱ Ȭȱ ŗǯśȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱǯȱ ǰȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱřȱ¢ȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ Ğȱǯȱ ȱ Ȭȱ - ȱęȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ sions intended to secure the ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ assure you that the EU remains to cover: future of all communities in role both in the running of ¢ȱĴȱȱȂȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - international civilian missions ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȋȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱ- tion for economic develop- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱǰȱ ment and political stability in ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ • the cost of status implemen- ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǯ all our instruments and con- ǰȱ Serbia to meet the conditions ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ for resuming the negotiations The essence of decision on ȱ¡ȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ • the needs of economic on a Stabilisation and Associa- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ¢ǯȱ development; and ȱǯȱ We must continue to sup- port President Ahtisaari and ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ - • the cost of the international ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ rbia is essential to bring the determination in the UN Secu- international community is ȱ ȱ ǰȱ status process to a successful ¢ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ key to successful status imple- ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ largest civilian crisis man- ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ UN has already been running The EU and its international agement mission that the ȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ partners cannot substitute for ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ Ȃȱ ȱ ěǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ in Kosovo is likely to run ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ The speech of Commissioner for ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗśŖŖȬŘŖŖŖȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ Enlargement Olli Rehn on the ǯ ȱěǯ ¡ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ future of Kosovo and the role of ȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱĴȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ the European Union in the Euro- ties in a spirit of responsible ȱȱǯȱ Union currently faces impor- pean Parliament, 29 March 2007 ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 27 Kosovo needs international engagement 7RUEMRUQ6RKOVWURP+HDGRIWKH3UHSDUDWLRQ7HDPIRUDQ,QWHUQDWLRQDO&LYLOLDQ2IÀFH(86SHFLDO5HSUHVHQWDWLYH ,&2(865
The international community ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ has been engaged in central ǰȱ ȱ ȱ and eastern Europe for the past economic challenge beyond ȱȱȱȱȱ anything these institutions ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ The responsibility for ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱěȱȱ ȱ much in the entire Balkans ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ to help the region to realize ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ We believe that this is such a for me it is clear that the ȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱĞȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱȬȱǯȱ of the European construction ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ and eventually part of the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ rapid implementation of the the kind of engagement that Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ the EU has in all parts of this implementation of the status ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ community need not be region – supporting structural ĴDzȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ mission in the area of rule of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱŗşŖȱȱȱȱ the implementation process ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱęȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ the EU assistance program for special form of international ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ Dzȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ a continued international Instruments for Pre-Accession ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ international presence that military presence provided ȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱȱ nature of the international ȱę¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Dzȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ the capacity of the Kosovo ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱěȱ more assistance per capita to ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ help Kosovo overcome some by the entire international Kosovo than to any other place ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ community to have ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ responsibilities in Kosovo ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱDzȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱǯȱȱȱȱ ¢ǯȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ the key elements of the status It is clear to us that the ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ a donors conference that and tasks to the institutions The future international ȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱ the conclusion of the status international presence is not components: an International This article is been taken from ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱ a successor organization to ȱ Ĝȱ ǻ Ǽȱ ȱ an interview published in ‘Focus ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ a key role in overseeing the Kosovo’, No. 30, February 2007. ȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱ UNMIK is the institutions of ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 28 NEWSLETTERasi EU supports building Kosovo’s future Eugen Wollfarth, Head of German Liaison Mission in Kosovo
decentralised system opens ȱȱ¢ȱěȱĚ- the door for more direct citi- ǯȱȱȱ- zen participation in political ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ Ȭǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ an enhanced system of democ- ǯȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ The process of EU integration ȃȱȄǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ means that Kosovo needs to ȱ ¢¢ȱ ǯȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ tral governments are some- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ pean idea is also much more: reluctant to be confronted it is an ambitious goal and ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ an aspiration for those living ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱĞȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱśŖȱ¢ȱȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱśŖȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ international community has seen a transformation of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the European continent as local governments in order ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ¡ȱȱŘŝȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ to bring people together in a ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŜȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŝǰȱ ȱ - EU plans to deploy a Euro- ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ more peaceful and prosper- ¢Ȭ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ create opportunities for citi- ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ £Ȃȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱǯȱ Proposal for the Kosovo Sta- ȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱ ȱǰȱ I am glad to see that both the ȱĴȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ DZȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - then provide the Kosovo insti- ¢ȱǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃ¢ȱ Ȅȱ ȱ ȱ¡ȱȱǰȱǰȱ Or look at community rights: ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ Ȃȱ - ǰȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ posal and his recommenda- community rights are stre- ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃ Ȃȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ by the Thessaloniki Summit in ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵ- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ uately represented ȱ ŘŖŖřǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱ supervised by the interna- and to participate in political ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢Ȅǯȱ ȱ ȱ processes; the right to use the “future integration into Euro- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ pean structures and ultimate ȱȱȱ ǰȱ been standing united behind and the right to be educated ȱȱȱȱǽȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ Ahtisaari throughout the proc- ȱȂȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ - ȱ ȱ Ȭǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŜȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŝǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱȱ ing Kosovo] is a high priority ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȬǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȄDZȱ fully realise their personal ¡ȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ port for the proposal and its ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱǯȱ stated on many occasions that ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ Ȭȱ Ȭǰȱ ȱ The EU stresses that the pace ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱȃȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ - of further movement of the has been thoroughly devel- ȱ¢ȱȄǯȱȱŘŖŖŜǰȱ ing sustainable cultural diver- Western Balkan countries ȱ¢ȱĴȱǰȱȱȱ the EU member states have ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ been preparing for an EU mis- cultural and religious herit- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ sion designed to assist Kosovo ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȃȱ - Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Look at decentralisation: a developed over centuries as a ȱȱȱǰȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 29 thus respecting the criteria set ¢ȱȱȱȱ Members of Parliament with their ȱ ȱ ŗşşřȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȄȱ ǻȱ - loniki Agenda for the Western “hands tight” ǰȱŘŖŖřǼ %XO6DOLKX+HDGRI3ULVKWLQs3ULäWLQD79$OVDW2IÀFH ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŗŚȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ Proposal is passed to the UN the Stabilisation and Asso- internationally mediated ne- ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱǰȱȱ- ciation Process through the ȱ ȱ ȱ the Negotiating Team chose ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Stabilisation and Association Prishtinë/Priština and Belg- ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱĚȱ- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ- ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ Action Plan for the implemen- members of the Kosovo Par- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ tation of the European Part- ȱ ȱ ¡¢ȱ - the ruling coalition and the ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ The Kosovo Negotiation Team ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ themselves as reserve or sub- share the same opinion for ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŜǰȱ ȱ ȱ stitute players during the his- the negotiations for the future tion of the Kosovo Assembly government to coordinate its torical derby that took place in ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱ ǰȱǯȱȱȱȱ They essentially think that the on the issue of the status of ȱȱ¡ȱȱ£ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱĞȱǯȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱĴȱ There is a lot of progress in the Presidency of the Assembly ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ perceives to be their over-gen- ęȱȱǰȱ ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ erous approach from the very institutional circle that incor- ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Dzȱ ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ compelled by a resolution of ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ the Assembly of Kosovo not ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Kosovo as it has done in the to negotiate the Kosovo status the Kosovo Team over-gen- ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ǰȱ ȱ mainly focused on the status ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ - announcing that the talks ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ę- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ęȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ - ǰȱ ¢ȱȱȱ- ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - tional circle that incorporated ęȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ¡ȱ ȱ tinue to be the biggest donor ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ Dzȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ- envisaged through the Instru- Ĵȱ ǯȱ ¢ȱǯȱȱ ment for Pre-Accession from ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ Sabri Hamiti: ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŖŖŝȱȱŘŖŖşȱȱȱŗşŚǰŘȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ assure special rights to the million Euro – more per capita also claims that the role of The Negotiations Team ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ than for any other region in the Assembly in the negotia- was late in realizing the ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ǯȱ tions for the future of Kosovo Ahtisaari’s diplomatic the concept of “decentraliza- ȱǯȱȱȃȱȱ Kosovo has entered a crucial finesse… Ȅǰȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ Team gave itself more compe- ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ- Mr. Hamiti, how do you ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ paring Kosovo for the future evaluate the negotiation solution presents the risk that ¢ȱ Ȅǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¡ȱȱ process held in Vienna, these special rights might ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱęȱ Austria, for 14 consecutive ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the decision-making from that Kosovars and their gov- months? ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȅǰȱ ȱ ernment are ready to make ȱ DZȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ȱ ęǯȱ Ğȱ ȱ The Kosovo Team insists that ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 30 NEWSLETTERasi ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ from UNMIK to PISG? ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡Ȭ also a lack of permanent com- in order to create an independ- sive process of creating ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ legislative commissions through the Assembly during Assembly during the process ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱ ȱ- of the transfer of competencies ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ and should engage in ęȱ ȱ ǵȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ a European Union formation ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ done by the Negotiating Team ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱȱęǰȱ- and its desire to have a media- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ including the inter-national ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ- tion function or as a result ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱǯȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ - helpful during all these years of ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ Was it necessary to have the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǻǼȱ ¢DZȱ ȱ ȱȬ¢ǯȱȱ¢ȱ Assembly more involved in ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȂȱǯȱȱȱ of Ko-sovo is ready to perform the negotiations, for it to The team for the transfer of ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ have a greater role? Do you think that the competencies should have to build an independent state ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Assembly should have had ȱȱ¢ȱȱ - ȱ ǯȱ least some issues should have a greater role in the nego- ȱȱȱȱ¢Ȃȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ tiations? ǯȱȱȱ there should have been dis- ȱ DZȱȱȱ- The Kosovo Assembly is the cussions regarding decentrali- ture or scheme of the Kosovo highest body of representation ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ by the late President Rugova ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ and approved by the Assem- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ is the body responsible for ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ Dzȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ representation rather then ȱǯȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ confusion and uncertainty for ȱǯȱ ȱ the Assembly that creates the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱĚ ȱȱǰȱȱ- unity of citizens representa- ȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - ȱ ęȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱěȱȱ- ǰȱȱȱȱ- ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¡ȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ Is the Assembly prepared and ȱȱ ¢ȱȱDzȱȱ ȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȱ does it have the capacity to has been called territorial par- ȱȱȱȱȱ - approve all the laws from the ȱȱ ǯȱ¢ȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ- Ahtisaari’s proposal? ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱ the hands of the media instead ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ - ȱ DZȱȱȱǰȱȬ of being directly addressed by ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ the Assembly of Kosovo for ¢ȱĞȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Xhavit Haliti: ȱęȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ The Negotiation team gave ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ the concerns of the citizens ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱĞȱ itself more competencies ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ declaring the independence of than was given by the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ǯȱ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ Assembly. made the public think about as regards the decentraliza- has a constitutional and his- ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱǯȱǰȱ ȱ ȱȱ- torical duty and responsibility Mr. Haliti, how do you ȱȱȱęȱǯȱȱ to establish fundamental and assess the current process of According to your statement, Assembly should have hade a ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ negotiations? the Assembly has been ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ negotiations, and there was ȱȱǯȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ a lack of communication Besides voting for the nego- between the legislators and How do you evaluate the ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ the Negotiation Team. ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ disregard of the Assembly of the Assembly in the proc- ȱ DZȱȱȱ in transferring competencies ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ should concentrate all of ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ Team has given itself more ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 31
competencies than the Assem- ȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱ included in the competency can say that this is ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ¡ȱ- ȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ transfer groups, and these ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ issues were exclusively dealt ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ We have an Assembly of ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ by people appointed by the as a result of the particular ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ- Çeku Government. ideas of chiefs and heads of encompasses a range of ideas tion of groups participating in ȱ DZȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - institutions in order to make and principleȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ęȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ęȱ ěȱȱǰȱ of selection and approval has ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ possibilities for covering the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ been passed the Assembly and ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ¡ȱȱȱ interests of a group or individ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱȱ ȱ opportunities for certain indi- ceal information from the citi- get an original copy of a spe- ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ viduals to appoint and dismiss £ȱȱȱǰȱ ęȱǯȱȱ¡ǰȱ names apart from the mem- ȱȱȱěȱ in order to avoid debate on the functioning of the Kosovo bers of the Negotiation Team ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ these issuǯȱ Assembly is similar to the ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱȱ have any institutional respon- ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ - sibility for their actions or their political consensus by political ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ¢ȱ lems that have been raised ęȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - can be resolved by correct ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ and proper application of the ¢ȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ have selected people for the ȱ ¢ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ the room needed to interpret understood practice has been ¢ǯ ȱ ȱȱǯȱȱ regulations in the appropri- ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ- ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱ In the meantime, and in pa- ating certain Boards that are not stands and says “our politi- created the space necessary rallel with the negotiations, ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ Ȅǰȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱĚ¡ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱĞȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ¡ǰȱ at the Assembly and that it is ǯ the privatization of the mobile out of the process whereby ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Why have the opposition and ȱǰȱȱȱ competencies are transferred ǯȱȱȱȱȱ the deputies been silent on the Assembly has not been con- from the inter-national ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱĴǵȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ administration to the Kosovo ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ - only because of the status? institutions. None of the has not reached any decision ernment and then approved Assembly Commissions ȱȱĴǯ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ DZȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 32 NEWSLETTERasi ȱȱȱȱ ȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ that derive from the Status especially in the Kosovo ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ Mahir Yagcilar, ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ and obligation not only to the a Kosovo Assembly member from KDPT political discussions have ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ but also to our international ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱ ǯȱȱ¢ȱȱ For a long number of years there is a perception that ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ- Kosovo has been a focus of should the public understand ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ- ǰȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ess to be revised and control- ȱȱȱȱĞȱȱ Ěǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯ trust among the communities ȱ ȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ no longer be in an enviable Is there a risk that these ǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ǰȱ Let us return to the laws may not be approved has a chance to be the focus of economic and strategic deals Assembly work once more. as a result of the recent ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ have been struck by individu- Is the Assembly prepared wavering within the ȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ and capable of approving Negotiation Team, the can be solved peacefully and ȱȱȱǯ all the laws contained in division of the LDK, and the ȱȱǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ahtisaari’s package? establishment of the LDD? may be and can become a place Do you regret that now, ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ DZȱ Ȧ ȱ due to the Status process, ȱ DZȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ you will not be able to tell and its institutions have dif- A place of stability and sustain- and this leads me to believe the Assembly and citizens ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ what these Members of the ęȱ ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ sustainable peace and stability obstacles in approving these Assembly, according to you, ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱęȱȱȱ- ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ have acted in a way that has ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ nomic and social development ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ been disadvantageous to the ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ obstacles during the approval economic and strategic pro- ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ cesses of Kosovo? ǯȱȱȱȱȱ fact is gaining more and more despite the problems you ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ DZȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱ that the Assembly shall not ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǯȱ shall be accountable and com- ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ There cannot be any discus- Ĵȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ sions due to the sensitivities ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱ ȱȱĞȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱ ǰȱ ǯ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǰȱȱ £ȱ ȱ the need for a normal and safe ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ęȱ Ȭȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ gives rise to potential triggers of ȱ £ǯȱ ǰȱ every society needs mechanisms for building sustainable peace ȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȬ political determination of the ¢ǯ
ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ - nity and each individual has their respective role in the peace- building and the creation of sta- ¢ǰȱ ǯǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 33 Kosovo is offered a chance
tain guarantees for protection of ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ¡ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ȱǰȱǰȱ- nity should be fully engaged cation and political representa- during this period so that ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭǯȱ the provisions from the pro- ȱ ȱ ěȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ Ěȱ ȱ ȱ ties for communities to be a deci- ȱ ȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - of special interest for the com- ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ encourages the communities to ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ be politically united and politi- the international community ¢ȱǯȱ ȱěȱȱ- and demonstrate permanent ity of representation in the most ȱ ȱȱ- ȱǯȱȱǰȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ £Ȃȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱ ǰȱ has the role to create a legislative ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ- of its shortcomings and tough ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ of minority communities is to sites to build the peace and sta- ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ǰȱ ǰȱ ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ posal for the Kosovo Status Set- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ and the international commu- the rights for minority communi- ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱěȱȱȱ ȱ nity in the implementation of ǰȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ to the communities that they ȱȱȱĴǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱ implementation of this sustaina- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - educational system that respects ble peace and stability in Kosovo ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ and promotes communities ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱǰȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ¢ȱ ish community has been ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ actively and constructively ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ - ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ £ǰȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱǰȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ties and their members have the ȱ Ȃȱ Dzȱ as it opens the road to European the consideration of all the ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ- ǰȱȱȱ- ȱǰȱȱȱȱ- ȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱ ish community related to ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ǯȱȱȱ ȱ- ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ Ȃȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ £ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ - ȱȱǰȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ the applicable Kosovo legisla- tional system and the creation ȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱ accept the proposal of President ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ Ahtisari and actively participate ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ concept is based on clear mecha- in the implementation of this having realized the impor- participation in the creation of ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱǯȱȱȱ tance of the situation and their ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ěȱ ¢ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱ - uisites and provides the mini- has accepted the proposed set- ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¡ȱ cal parties and active civil soci- ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ tlement of President Ahtisari ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ěȱ ȱ ȱ cal-economic system in Kosovo also assume the burden and ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ that should be functional and ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱ¢ȱ ȱ¢ȱ From the aspect of minority com- ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵǰȱ ǰȱȱȱěȱ- £ǯ ȱȱȱǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 34 NEWSLETTERasi On Kosovo status after Ahtisaari 'XäDQ-DQMLý3K'3UHVLGHQWRI)RUXPIRU(WKQLF5HODWLRQV%HOJUDGH
some solutions deriving from ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱȱǯȱ consultations to improve its ǯȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱȱȃȱȄȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ the continuance of the proc- posal and the Kai Aide report - ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ could be very helpful in order ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ¢ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ this fact makes situation more ȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǯ Ĝǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - Regarding the international ¢ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱ is a risk that the situation in ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ dimension of an international ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Kosovo itself may spin out of ¢ȱǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱŗŘŚŚǰȱȱȱ- Ğȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱȱǰȱȱ that has to be continued and ȱřȱȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡- risks: ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ- ȱȱȱ¢ȱ- Ȭȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȮȱ ence certainly has to be made and the evident resignation ȱȱȱȱȂȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȃ¢Ȅȱ capable to face challenges of ȱȱȱ¢ȱ- the implementation of Stand- of international diplomats organized crime and terror- ȱ ǰȱ ȱ port from the EU and the ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Ĝ¢ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ Ȅȱ ȱȱ encourage various ideas of includes the reform of secu- ȃȱ ȱ ¢Ȅȱ ȱ - ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ begun aiming to ratify possi- ȱ ȃȄȱ ȱ ȱ Serbian authorities have also ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ and Serbia itself is a member Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - the fact that the talks about the ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ ǰȱ Ğȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ problem should be solved Ȃȱ ȱ unsuccessful due to the fact fact that there are not many ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ - ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱȂȱȱȱ ȱ the fact that Serbia is an inde- Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ted political appetite and ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ pendent and democratic state ȱȱȱǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ and that he separately dealt ȱȱȱȱȱȱ initiate a reorganization of presented as a victory of Bel- ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȃȱǯȄ ȱȱȱȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ǯȱ encourages inter-Albanian ȱ Ȃȱ¢ȱȱȱ understanding that present ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ political clashes to break ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ęȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱȂȱȱ understanding that a `unilat- DZȱ Ȃȱ ȱ Ƿȱ faction of Albanians to be ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱ This means that Serbia public ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ Since the engagement of the informed about the process ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱ European Union as a part of ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱȱȱȱęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ is easy to note a “strange the future status of Kosovo as ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȅȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ political unity of EU members ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ¢ȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ognize Kosovo independence out of control and turn into that regard Vienna talks could obvious that the EU is too pro- Ƿȱ ȱ ǰȱ Ĝȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ ¡ǯȱ be considered as a “missed foundly involved in Kosovo to Belgrade cherishes a hope that ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¡- ǯȄ ¢ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȃȄǰȱ ¢ǰȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ally accepted position that a ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ğȱ proposal for the Kosovo ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ĵȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȃȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱĴǰȱ¢ȱ enable EU take over the Mis- ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȅǯȱ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE asiNEWSLETTER 35 The Process of the Settlement of the Kosovo Status: Achievements And Deficiencies Emrush Xhemajli, Member of the Assembly of Kosovo, People’s Movement of Kosovo (LPK)
¢ȱȱ£ǰȱȱȱ used in the European coun- tralization comprehensive ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ increased and built in the ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ£ȱȱ ǯȱȱȱ encumbers and complicates ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ The criteria of providing stood that the current status- functioning of the country in ǰȱ ȱ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱęȱȱǰȱǰȱ closer services to the citi- ȱȱǰȱȱȱ ęǰȱ ȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱȱȱȱȱĴȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ future and that a normal ȱ ȱȱȱ£ǯ Ĝȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ development should be pos- implementing this form in ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ę- practice and disproportion in ciency of this plan is the the sizes of municipal grants ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ and funding per capita may ǰȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ¢ǰȱ¢ȱ ǯ Ȃȱȱȱ ȱ comprehensive proposal on ȱ ¡¢ȱ ȱ did not participate in the Kosovo is a determinative ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ We believe that there are ȱǯȱȱǰȱ- ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ believe that this document ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǯȱ ȱ regard to the manner of the ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ does not provide everything ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ- placement and settlement ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ of the future international ȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ timeframe of the ending of A fact of special importance rights of the people and coun- ȱ Ĝȱ - ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ is that the associated rec- ȱȱȱǯȱǰȱ crimination for the Serbian ¡ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ommendation of President ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ŘŜȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ- ȱǯȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱŘŖŖŝǰȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǰȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ the members of the Security ǯ the course of time this may £ȱȱ ȱ- ȱȱȱǰȱ¡¢ȱ ȱȱȱę¢ȱȱȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱȱ¡ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ We believe that several ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ǰȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ imbalance in the regional ȱ ȱȱȱ- initially supervised by a Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ future international mission ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - by problems in other coun- ȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ tice since they are not in line ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ hinder the normal develop- implementation of the plan ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ ȱ and developments on the minorities in those countries and the associated note of ǯ may ask for the same rights ǯȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱȱ Ȭǰȱ ȱ Ĝȱ - elapsed since the end of the are great achievements for ȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱȱȱȱ Kosovo and for peaceful and ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ǰȱ Ǽǯȱ ȱ ǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǰȱ democratic developments in ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ - ȱǰȱ ȱȱ- ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱǯȱ ȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ- the institutions of Kosovo ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ǻşŖƖǼȱ ȱ ȱĚȱȱ ǯ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ A success story for Kosovo some minorities that com- the international commu- ȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻŗŖƖǼǯȱ ȱȱę¢ȱȱȱ ¢ǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Ȃȱ ȱ ȱ ęȱ ȱ £ȱ ȱ believe that our country shall can and must be governed ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ that by not making decen- ȱȱǯ ASSEMBLY SUPPORT INITIATIVE 36 NEWSLETTERasi
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ASI Mission Statement ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ¢ȱ Ȭ ordination mechanism of democratization programmes in support of ȱ¢ȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ£ȱȱ ¢ȱȱ ǯȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ¡ǰȱ respect for the multi-linguality and participation in regional and inter- ASSEMBLYasi SUPPORT INITIATIVE ¢ȱǯ NEWSLETTER ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Editorial board: ȱ¢ǯȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ Ramë Manaj, Skender Durmishi, Sven Lindholm, Blerim Vela, Alfons ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ Lentze, Edmond Efendija, Krenar Loshi, Franklin De Vrieze. ȱ ȱ¢ȱǯȱȱȱ ȱ Ĵȱ Editors: Jennifer Ober, Anna Richards, Nuno Luzio. informs a broad domestic and international public on the developments Graphics and Layout: Shpend Kada, Edi Agagjyshi ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ OSCE Mission Headquarters, 10000 Prishtinë/Priština Currently participating in ASI: Tel. (+381-38) 500 162 Fax: (+381-38) 500 188 ȱȱĞȱǻǼǰȱȱȱĞȱǻǯǼǰȱ ȱ contact: [email protected] ȱ Ğȱ ǻ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ http://www.osce.org/kosovo ǻǼǰȱ ȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱ ȱ The views expressed by the contributors to this Newsletter are their own and with the Consortium of the parliaments of France, Germany, Belgium, do not necessarily represent the views of the Assembly, OSCE Mission in Slovenia and the Institut International de Paris la Defense, United States Kosovo or the ASI partner organisations. ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ Ǽȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǻ Ǽǰȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ Pictures in this Newsletter: ȱ ǻǼȱ ȱ Ȭȱ ȱ ȱ Ȭ¢ȱ ȱ OSCE: 2, 5, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 24, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34; ǻ Ǽǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ UNOSEK: 3, 18; UNMIK: 10, 22; Koha Ditore 11