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Kosovo will become a member of the EU. Serbia will not be able to prevent us

Kosovo will become a member of the EU. Serbia will not be able to prevent us

Prime Minister Albin Kurti, through a post on Facebook, declared this evening that Kosovo will become a member of the European Union and Serbia will not be able to hinder this process.

Kurti also said that Serbia is the only country that opposes the official application of the Republic of Kosovo for EU membership.

Albin Kurti's full reaction:

Last week, I submitted the official request of the Republic of Kosovo for membership in the European Union. While today, the ambassadors of the member states in COREPER II approved the consensual text for the EU Council's decision on visa liberalization for Kosovo.

Kosovo will become a member of the EU. Serbia will not be able to prevent us

The process that began with the submission of the official application on December 15 in Prague, within the framework of the Czech Presidency, will continue with our work and cooperation with our partners and friends. A special thanks to all the state officials who helped in the preparation of this process and for the implementation of the preliminary reforms on which we proved our political, economic and legal progress. I thank all those international officials who reacted in support of our application and who are continuing to support us in this journey.

The President and the Government of Serbia remained alone in opposing the official application of the Republic of Kosovo for EU membership. By sending letters to EU member states urging them to oppose our application for EU membership, Vučić is openly and blatantly violating his beloved 2013 agreement (Thaçi-Dacic Agreement, 19 April 2013) which in point 14 provided for the renunciation of opposition and obstruction of Kosovo's membership in the EU. For me, the only point of value in that agreement is point 14, because only it ensures a democratic, liberal and peace-loving future for both countries in the EU. Precisely because of such content, Serbia is violating such an obligation so openly.

Kosovo will become a meaningful member of the European Union; Serbia will not be able to prevent us. Never.