First round of new talks between Belgrade and Pristina (Photos Beta) |
The timing of the talks, which will take place in Brussels with the mediation of the EU, represented by Robert Cooper, special adviser to the High Representative for foreign policy, Catherine Ashton, will include meetings with three times a week and the first results are expected no earlier a year. The opening of talks was currently virtually symbolic: "The dialogue will begin officially when the parliament in Pristina will adopt a resolution on," he said in an interview with Deutsche Welle, Kosovo's chief negotiator, Edita Tahiri, adding that In any case, the "independence of Kosovo at all costs must not be put under discussion during the dialogue with Belgrade. "
" Do not expect miracles, "said the chief negotiator for its part of Serbia, Borko Stefanovic, conceding that" it was established a first degree of confidence, "but also noted that by Kosovars have "attempted to impose narrative result of differences in terminology and interpretation of recent history." For this reason, Stefanovic added, "we have not granted any deviation in the box, removing the differences that the other party has often tried to present, focusing on more important things for the welfare of the population in Kosovo." The "technical issues" concern, in fact First of all the thorny issue of northern Kosovo, where Serb majority population has remained loyal to Belgrade and Pristina will recognize institutions.
In Pristina, the opening of negotiations comes at a time when the domestic political context is particularly fragile: the government of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci reiterated the coalition is based on the agreement between Thaci's party and that the controversial tycoon who Behgjet Pacolli in exchange for the support, got the presidency of the republic. Internationally, the credibility of Thaci is also heavily affected by the serious allegations contained in the dossier of the Council of Europe, who complain that the Kosovo prime minister's involvement in the alleged trafficking of human organs they would have been no casualties and Serb prisoners during the 1999 conflict.
all remain on the territory of ethnic tensions: on Saturday there was the murder of a fourteen year old Albanian from the initial response would be killed by a Serb. And while you wait for the Kosovo parliament to adopt the resolution giving their negotiators a clear mandate on the line to take in the talks with Belgrade, the opposition announced Kosovo battle: "I'm not dead for this dialogue," read a banner displayed during a memorial of martyrs of the liberation war. Belgrade, however, has shown to be comprehensive: "We have to understand, things are not simple and we must have patience" ha dichiarato Stefanovic al quotidiano serbo Blic quasi volesse dire, prendiamoci il tempo necessario. Forse anche perché la gente in Serbia sembra più che altro preoccupata dai gravi problemi economici del Paese.
Insomma, il dialogo è ripartito, anche se non è chiaro per dove. Certo, è meglio parlarsi che spararsi addosso, anche se per dialogare, oltre che ad essere in due, occorre la volontà di stare a sentire.
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