Shahini: Dialogue in moratorium due to Kurti's conditions, a solution will not be reached quickly

The President of the Kosovo Business Alliance, Agim Shahini, claims that the dialogue is in a moratorium due to the conditions set by Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti, which, as he emphasizes, Serbia will not fulfill. He also stated to Kosovo Online that he does not believe the issue between Kosovo and Serbia will be resolved anytime soon.

"According to our assessment, the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia is still in a moratorium because Prime Minister Kurti has requested three conditions from Serbia, which Serbia certainly will not meet. And if these three conditions from Kurti remain firm, in my opinion, the dialogue with Serbia will be in a long-term moratorium," said Shahini.

He points out that there are many factors that will influence the dialogue and reminds that the summer break is starting.

"Additionally, there were elections in the European Union, so until other emissaries are appointed, then America goes into an election campaign, so there will be nothing, and after that, we will also enter the election process. Therefore, it doesn't seem to me that the Kosovo-Serbia problem will be resolved quickly," said Shahini.

He also reminded of the bans imposed by the Kosovo government, which mostly affect the Serbian people.

"We have a problem; Serbian citizens do not have their products here, and the ban on finished products is still in place. They still have a problem with the dinar, and there is no solution for that yet," said Shahini.

The problem, as he emphasizes, is also that the citizens of Kosovo and Serbia do not view each other as friends, unlike other peoples in the region.

"For instance, we don't view each other as we view Macedonians or Montenegrins, or how Serbs view others. Instead, we see that we have unresolved issues with each other, and likewise, our politicians do not prioritize resolving the problems between Kosovo and Serbia, which must be resolved. Germany and France were at war and had hundreds of thousands of casualties, yet now they have the largest mutual trade imports and exports. Similarly, two years ago, we had 370 million in imports from Serbia, and last year less than 200 million. This means that in this direction, everyone loses, there are no winners, and only the citizens suffer losses," he concluded.