After the meeting with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama has stated that de-escalation of the situation in the north of Kosova is the right way to return to the dialogue between Prishtina and Belgrade.

He emphasizes that it must be clearly understood that both Serbia and Kosova have a great obligation to the region, which cannot be taken hostage by anyone.

Referring to the release of three Kosova officers, Rama writes that even the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, agreed with him that their release was good news but delayed.

“With the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, we were of the same opinion that the release of the three Kosovo policemen today was very good news, although delayed!

The necessity of immediate de-escalation, which is the right way towards the final stage of the Dialogue for the Normalization Agreement between Kosova and Serbia. This must be clearly understood by both sides as a major obligation to the entire region, which cannot be taken hostage from no one,” writes Rama on Twitter.

Prishtina and Belgrade have been confronting with each other over the reestablishment of functionality in the municipalities in the north of Kosova and the exercise of duty by the new mayors coming from the elections held in May.

The installation of new mayors in these municipalities was accompanied by violent protests by Serbian protesters who attacked KFOR soldiers, Kosova police and did not spare the media and journalists of Albania and Kosova. While on June 15, the situation reached the peak of tension between Prishtina and Belgrade, after the kidnapping by Serbian forces of three police officers inside the territory of Kosova, who were released today.

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