Shahini: Waiting until next year necessary for progress in the dialogue

President of the Kosovo Business Alliance, Agim Shahini, emphasized that waiting until next year, for a new government in Kosovo and the U.S. administration, will be necessary for progress in the dialogue, noting that the EU's envoy for the dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, performed his job professionally but was unable to influence the opinions of Serbian and Kosovar leaders.

Shahini pointed out that this year too, the dialogue has “gone to waste” rather than achieving anything substantial in the process.

"The dialogue has gone to waste, and both Pristina and Belgrade still do not realize that dialogue can solve all the problems that exist between the two countries. We are waiting for next year, when we will have a new government in Kosovo, and a new president in the U.S., to get this point moving, and to finally conclude the dialogue," said Shahini.

According to him, after Lajcak's departure, the person who takes over the mediation of the dialogue will have an easier job, considering that the previous Brussels administration did everything to show that it is necessary to conclude the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.

"Mr. Lajcak is an international missionary who has done his job professionally. However, his efforts could not change the minds of Kurti and Vucic. It will certainly be easier for the new envoy, because Lajcak, Borrell, and all the others have made progress, in the sense that they have realized that it is a priority for the EU and the U.S. to conclude the dialogue," concluded Shahini.