(ANSA) - BELGRADE, FEB 11 - Kosovo has once again rejected
the creation of a Community of Serb Municipalities in the
country. This type of body, however, had been called for in
agreements signed in 2013 in Brussels as part of EU-mediated
dialogue with Belgrade. "We cannot accept a model that could
lead to a Bosnia effect on Kosovo," said president Vjosa Osmani,
in reference to Republika Srpska, a Serb majority body of
Bosnia-Herzegovina. He added in statements to the local
television station RTK that it is a document that is damaging to
the sovereignty and functioning of Kosovo institutions, with a
model that leads to the division of the country. Reiterating
charges against Belgrade on non-compliance of agreements reached
thus far as part of dialogue, Osmani said that the EU does not
have a balanced, equal approach with the two parties involved in
the talks, treating Belgrade as a "spoiled child". "The EU must
put pressure on Serbia to induce it to comply with agreements,"
the president said, adding that the dialogue should end with
reciprocal recognition between Serbia and Kosovo. Replying to
Osmani was Petar Petkovic, head of the Serbian government
officer for Kosovo, who called Pristina's accusations "absurd"
and claimed that it was instead Kosovo that was not complying
with the agreements reached, leading to stalled dialogue. The
2013 accords, which provide for a Community of Serb
Municipalities, are not a menu to pick and choose from, said
Petkovic. (ANSA).
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