Kosovo Compromise Project Director: The negotiations are disastrous for Serbian interests
Kosovo Compromise Project Director Aleksandar Mitic told SETimes that talks have been held in an extremely unfavourable context, under the auspices of the EU
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Friday, November 18, 2011
Belgrade-Pristina talks are expected to resume on Monday (November 21st), almost two months after being stopped in the aftermath of conflict between northern Kosovo Serbs and KFOR at the Jarinje administrative crossing.
Kosovo Compromise Project Director Aleksandar Mitic told SETimes the negotiations are "disastrous for Serbian interests".
Mitic says that the talks have been held in an extremely unfavourable context, under the auspices of the EU -- which he sees as "absolutely in favour of the Albanians and Kosovo's independence" -- and under time pressure whereby Brussels places conditions on Belgrade to grant it candidacy status in December.
"Meanwhile, Stefanovic not only lost the confidence among the Serbs in northern Kosovo, but also among a good part of the ruling coalition ministers, who warned they do not want to implement something that is unconstitutional and [through which] they can be criminally charged later on," said Mitic.
