The European Union is insisting that Kosovo and Serbia have an obligation to implement all points of the Agreement for the normalization of relations, together with the annex to it, since otherwise they will face consequences. The parties have reached agreement on the Agreement for the normalization of relations on February 27 in Brussels, until the annex on March 18 in Ohrid.

Regarding the implementation of this Agreement, the EU spokesperson, Peter Stano, reacted on Tuesday again. He answered the questions about the statements of the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, who was quoted – by the media in Serbia – as having said that he will implement some parts of the Agreement, but he will not accept some others.

While we do not comment on possible statements, without knowing the context, and without wanting to enter into the comments of each statement about this Agreement, I want to focus on the Agreement as such. Both parties, Kosovo and Serbia, agreed in Ohrid to immediately start the implementation of all parts of the Agreement, including the annex. This is what we agreed on. This is the political obligation that both parties received and what the EU member states and institutions expect from them”, said Stano, repeating that it is very clear that what the parties have agreed on must be implemented.

“The points of the Agreement, as well as the annex, will be included in chapter 35 of the negotiating framework in the case of Serbia. This means that Serbia has a contractual obligation to implement the points of the Agreement, if it wants to achieve progress in the membership process. So, we have an agreement and an obligation to implement it, without selecting parts of it”, said Stano, adding that the non-implementation will have consequences for the international reputation as well.

According to him, implementation is key for the parties to prove how reliable partners they are for the EU and the member countries. Among other things, Stano said that the level of implementation will be clearly monitored, and if parts of the Agreement are not implemented, there will be consequences for Serbia’s journey towards the EU, as well as financial consequences.

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