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September 11, 2014 | 12:00
Self-Determination member to represent Priština

Source: Danas

PRIŠTINA -- A member of the Self-Determination Movement, a party led
by Albin Kurti, will in he future represent Priština in the technical
dialogue with Belgrade.

It is part of an agreement signed on Wednesday between the
post-election coalition of opposition parties - led by the candidate
for prime minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj - and the
Self-Determination Movement, writes the Belgrade-based daily Danas.

This agreement created the conditions to form a new Kosovo government
as well as appoint Isa Mustafa as assembly speaker.

The deal was supported by assembly members from the Serb List, writes
the paper, and adds that "this means that current Kosovo Prime
Minister Hashim Thaci and his Democratic Party of Kosovo will be in
opposition."

The agreement signed yesterday stipulates, referring to the dialogue
between Belgrade and Priština, that the signatories are "committed to
a quality dialogue which will be based on well-prepared principles,"
that will in turn be oriented and focused on issues in the interest of
"the Republic of Kosovo," and a dialogue that will be based on
reciprocity and respect for "territorial integrity and sovereignty."

"The signatories will always harmonize with regard to the issues that
will be discussed in the dialogue. The dialogue is the responsibility
of the government and the government will appoint a person from
Self-Determination, who will conduct the dialogue," the daily quoted
the agreement.

Although it makes no mention of Serbia, "it is understood that the
talks would be between Belgrade and Priština," the article further
added.

Albin Kurti, however, told a news conference that the dialogue will be
conducted "only with the EU and the EC, as well as with the Kosovo
Serbs - in order to integrate them into our society."

A paragraph of the party deal said that the Brussels agreement would
be "sent to the Venice Commission to determine whether it is in
accordance with the Constitution and with human rights," while another
states that this document "will be a part of the new government's
program."

A meeting of the assembly of Kosovo has been scheduled for September
12, the daily further writes, when Mustafa should be elected as
speaker - "however, people familiar with the matter warn that his
election could be overturned by the Constitutional Court on the
initiative of Thaci's party."



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