Baraliu: Brussels is the Address for All Disputes Between Belgrade and Pristina

Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Pristina, Mazlum Baraliu, stated that Brussels is the key venue for resolving all disputes between Belgrade and Pristina, adding that "true bravery is when you sit down and talk to your opponent."

"I believe that both Vučić and Belgrade, as well as Pristina and Kurti, and others involved in these discussions, need to resolve their differences in Brussels. They must clarify what has been achieved and what hasn’t. According to Pristina’s representatives, everything agreed upon that hasn’t been fulfilled needs to be implemented. Meanwhile, Belgrade claims the opposite. They need to come to an agreement. That’s what dialogue is for; that’s the purpose of discussions between people, between states, and between politicians. In Brussels, neither side should steer the dialogue in an inappropriate direction, nor should they mislead the public, as this affects not only mental health but also political stability, orientation, and the decision of whether or not to live in a particular environment," said Baraliu.

He added that representatives of both Belgrade and Pristina need to understand that engaging in dialogue with an opponent is true bravery.

“It takes courage—true bravery—to sit down and talk with an opponent at the negotiating table, rather than disorienting the public for internal political purposes. I’m not speaking about one side in particular, but both sides, and to all politicians, that they should not mislead public opinion and the people,” Baraliu emphasized.

Commenting on Belgrade's intention to suspend all decisions made outside of the Brussels agreements, Baraliu stated that this is not the solution and that it should be found through agreement and consensus from both sides.

"You can’t make decisions for someone else’s house, not even for a brother, by saying, ‘I will solve this for you, you can’t do it that way.’ It doesn’t work like that if we want to act in a humane way, as religion teaches us, let alone based on democratic principles. These measures are ineffective without an agreement and consensus from both sides. That’s what dialogue is for. But where is that dialogue? It has actually stalled,” Baraliu concluded.