Gecaj: If Kosovo wants Spain’s recognition, it must elevate relations, the government has not worked on this

If Kosovo truly wants recognition from Spain, then bilateral relations, both political and diplomatic, must be elevated to a higher level. However, during the mandate of this government, nothing has been done in that regard, security expert Hysen Gecaj told Kosovo Online.

Commenting on Albin Kurti’s statement during the Spanish election campaign in ‘El Mundo’, where he said that the time had come for Spain to recognize Kosovo’s independence, Gecaj notes that the statement was more about the elections than a serious attempt by the Prime Minister to address a significant diplomatic or political issue between Kosovo and Spain.

"His statement doesn’t bring anything new because Spain cannot simply react to such a remark and immediately recognize Kosovo. The issue isn’t whether the arguments he presented are valid or not; the problem is that it is not enough for the Prime Minister of a country to bring this up once every four years. Convincing Spain that Kosovo’s situation is entirely different from that of the Basque region, which is Spain’s internal issue, requires much more time and effort," Gecaj explained.

He points out that Spanish recognition of Kosovo could strengthen separatist demands in Catalonia unless efforts were made to clearly explain Kosovo’s case to the Spanish public.

"It is fair to say that these situations are completely different, and people need to be informed about that. When they are not, resistance naturally grows. However, this is a failure of politicians and diplomacy, which are not working in that direction," Gecaj concluded.