Prime Minister Edi Rama arrived on Thursday afternoon at the airport of Prishtina, in Kosova. At the airport of Prishtina, he was received by the ambassador of Albania to Kosova, Qemal Minxhozi. So far, it has not been decided for any meeting between Rama and Kurti, despite the fact that Prime Minister Rama, from Skopje, said again that he is waiting for a confirmation from his Kosovar counterpart for a meeting during the afternoon.

Rama, on Thursday morning, informed that 13 meeting agreements between the two governments have been submitted to the Foreign Ministry in Kosova.

The situation in the north of Kosova, the Berlin Process and the NATO Summit, were the 3 issues at the center of the meeting between the President of Kosova, Vjosa Osmani and the Prime Minister, Edi Rama. This was announced by President Osmani herself, through a post on Twitter.

“With Prime Minister Edi Rama, we discussed today the future processes on the international agenda, with a focus on the NATO Summit & the Berlin Process Summit. The further strengthening of cooperation is for the benefit of our citizens & for the benefit of the future our common Euro-Atlantic.” writes Osmani on Twitter.

The emphasis on the current situation in Kosova and the region, in relation to the latest security developments in the north of the country, the Berlin Process and the NATO Summit, is also at the center of the press release, which the president’s office distributed after the meeting with Rama.

“The meeting discussed the NATO summit, which will be held in July in Vilnius, Lithuania, the Berlin Process summit, which will be held in Tirana in October this year, and the current situation in Kosova, relative to the latest security developments in the north of the country.” – said in the press release.

President Osmani reconfirmed Kosova’s commitment to address the common challenges faced by the region together with the Euro-Atlantic partners.

 In relation to the security situation in the north, President Osmani emphasized that Kosova has demonstrated the will to de-escalate, offering the organization of new elections in the north of the country, in accordance with the legal framework of Kosova.

Furthermore, she emphasized that it is imperative that those who attacked NATO, journalists, Kosova police and citizens in the north, be responsible before the law, because impunity can encourage even more violence.

“Regarding the Summit of the Berlin Process, it was discussed about the necessity of entering into force all the agreements reached so far in this process, especially the one that has to do with freedom of movement, and about the possibility of increasing projects and beneficial funds for the countries of the Western Balkans in the framework of the Berlin Process.”  says the press release.

On the other hand, relative to the NATO Summit, the President thanked Albania for its continuous support regarding Kosova’s membership in this alliance, while reiterating the importance of moving forward with membership in the Partnership for Peace, as a step towards full NATO membership, which would simultaneously contribute to long-term stability in the region.

President Osmani and Prime Minister Rama agreed to continue coordination for the benefit of the citizens of both countries and for the benefit of regional peace and security.

Prime Minister Edi Rama said after the meeting that the President of Kosova, Vjosa Osmani that he had a useful meeting and open conversation on the topics of the visit, the Berlin Summit in Tirana, the NATO Summit, and common concerns too.

“Prishtina, Presidency – With Vjosa Osman, President of the Republic of Kosova, a useful meeting and open conversation on the topics of the visit, the Berlin Summit in Tirana & the NATO Summit, as well as common concerns,” Rama wrote in a post in social network.

The US ambassador to Kosova, Jeffrey M. Hovenier, was also present at the meeting Prime Minister Rama had with Kosova President Osmani.

In the early hours of the morning, Prime Minister Rama was in Skopje, where he met with Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski.

The Prime Minister’s tour of meetings will continue tomorrow morning in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he will meet with the head of the Council of Ministers, Borjana Kristo, to continue in Montenegro, where he will be met by Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic and President Jakov Milatovic, to conclude the Balkan tour with a visit to Serbia, where he will meet with President Vucic.

A few days ago, Prime Minister Edi Rama said from Ulqin (Montenegro) that the Open Balkans Initiative has fulfilled the mission for which it was born, i.e. to push forward the Berlin Process and that the leaders of the Balkans should now focus on Berlin Process Initiative.

Tirana will host the next summit of the Berlin Process on the coming October 16.

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