Kllokoqi: It's very likely that Lajcak is leaving; the EU should appoint someone more experienced as a mediator in the dialogue

During the mandate of the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, there has been no progress in the negotiations, Selatin Kllokoqi from Democracy Plus stated for Kosovo Online, as he assessed that the current European Envoy had not had the best understanding of the situation in the Balkans and the relationship between Serbia and Kosovo.

Kllokoqi, commenting on the possible departure of Lajcak from his current position and a return to executive power in Slovakia, which is being speculated after the victory of the "Direction" party in the elections in that country, emphasized that the EU Envoy had sometimes shown bias and that it would be good for someone with "greater weight and who would push things forward" to take his place.

"I'm not sure if he will leave, but the speculations suggest that he might. If he goes, someone will surely replace him in the position he holds in the EU for the Balkans. After all, he hasn't had significant success so far. Why, I cannot judge, but the dialogue conducted while he was in charge did not bring about any progress," Kllokoqi said.

He says he's aware that Lajcak didn't make decisions alone, but it would still be good for someone more experienced to replace him.

"His work has not been successful; the question is who is responsible for that. After all, he was there between the two sides and was supposed to achieve something. He did not lead the dialogue well, and based on my experience, I conclude that he was sometimes biased as if he did not understand the situation in the Balkans and the relations between Kosovo and Serbia very well," Kllokoqi emphasized.

He believes that bias has influenced Lajcak's contribution to the dialogue process.

"He made statements that he shouldn't have, and it seems to me that he sometimes defended only one side. All of this contributed to the lack of success," he concluded.