Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said that Kosovo deserves equal treatment in the dialogue process and on the path towards the EU.

Osman's statement comes after a meeting with the EU Special Representative, Peter Sorensen, with whom he said they discussed the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue facilitated by the EU, security in the region and Kosovo's European integration, reports. KosovaPress.

Osmani, during the meeting held with the EU envoy for dialogue, Peter Sorensen, presented his remarks on the Draft Statute of the Association.

"President Osmani presented her observations on the Draft Statute of Association proposed by the EU, observations which must be treated seriously in order to prevent endangering the functionality of the state of Kosovo," the announcement states.

Regarding integration into international organizations, Osmani reiterated the importance of Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe as well as other international organizations, while re-emphasizing Serbia's continued violations of the agreements reached in Brussels, including the violation of Article 4 of the February 2023 agreement.

According to Osmani, Kosovo is committed to the necessary reforms and stressed that in the context of new geopolitical dynamics, Kosovo should be granted candidate status and the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans should be accelerated, based on the principle of meritocracy.

She also reiterated the need to lift the unjust measures imposed by the EU in June 2023, emphasizing their negative impact on the lives of Kosovo citizens, without distinction, as well as damaging the dialogue process itself by making it unbalanced.

"Kosovo has already proven itself as a constructive party in the dialogue, committed to peace, democracy and the rule of law, therefore the EU's continued unjust measures against our country are harming not only our citizens, but also the necessary balance in the dialogue," she stressed.

During the meeting, the role of NATO in maintaining peace and security in Kosovo, alongside Kosovo institutions, was discussed, as well as the role of EULEX, in the context of cooperation with international partners in the field of security and the rule of law.

President Osmani received today in a meeting the European Union envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Peter Sorensen.

This is Sorensen's first visit to Kosovo. He will also meet with the acting Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, and the Kosovo chief negotiator for dialogue, Besnik Bislimi, writes KosovaPress.

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