The head of UNMIK in Kosovo, Caroline Ziadeh, has requested the implementation of the basic agreement between Kosovo and Serbia reached this year.
In the Security Council of the United Nations, where the session on Kosovo is being held, Ziadeh said that the agreement of February 27 in Brussels and the agreement on the annex of its implementation on March 18 in Ohrid should reflect with leadership and courageous actions to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
“Without increased commitment to the mechanism of renewed negotiations, failures of confidence could worsen within Kosovo, with direct consequences for regional stability. Therefore, a sustained focus of attention on the principles and declarations jointly affirmed on 27 February in Brussels, and further elaborated on 18 March in Ohrid, should be matched by courageous leadership action, from the parties and from the stewards and supporters of the negotiations. Specific commitments have been made by both sides to the new “Agreement on the path to normalization between Kosovo and Serbia”. Alongside these, there are immediate steps that can be taken to demonstrate good will on the ground”, said Ziadeh
Reporting to the Security Council, she also mentioned the holding of extraordinary elections in the four northern municipalities, while she said that she expects that at the next high-level dialogue meeting on May 2 in Brussels, the declaration on the missing will be signed and the discussion will begin for the formation of the Association.
“The 23 April extraordinary elections were peaceful. At the same time, questions of representation must be addressed, as part of the broader political process that is now ongoing. Elected leaders, police forces and all civic services at municipal level should genuinely reflect and fulfill the interests of their local constituents. On 2 May, the expected endorsement by both parties of the joint Declaration on Missing Persons, facilitated by the EU, has the potential to resume the full cooperation between Pristina and Belgrade on Missing Persons within the existing Working Group, chaired by the ICRC. This would provide families on both sides the chance for answers regarding their loved ones. Likewise, the presentation by the Management Team of a Draft Statute for the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities should lead to its immediate, detailed and good faith consideration”, she added.
The chief diplomat of Kosovo, Donika Gërvalla, is also expected to deliver a speech in the Security Council of the United Nations, in the session on Kosovo diplomat of Kosovo,
