The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has denied the reports that Kosovo has failed to be included in the agenda for consideration of the application for membership in the Council of Europe.
Through a press release, the ministry announced that the membership of the Republic of Kosovo in the Council of Europe has not been voted against and has not failed.
Given that the membership procedure in the Council of Europe is complex and to clarify some misunderstandings and misinterpretations made recently, we consider it necessary to publish this communique. The membership of the Republic of Kosovo in the Council of Europe has not been voted against and has not failed. On the contrary, since May 12, 2022, significant progress has been made throughout the membership process”, the communique said.

The communique also mentions the possibility of conditioning Kosovo.

“More precisely, at this stage, the Committee of Ministers should seek the opinion of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In this first stage of the decision in the Committee of Ministers, there is no definition of standards for the beginning of membership. Consequently, any possible conditionality at this stage would be against the Statute of the Council of Europe, the membership practices and the values of the organization,” reads the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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