Serbia without recognizing the independence of Kosovo (partially recognized as a significant number of countries) will not join the European Union, the German Chancellor Olaf Sholz said during a meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Curtain on the air of Radio and Television Kosovo.
“Kosovo and Serbia should reach a comprehensive agreement, and the special representative of [the EU on the dialog of Miroslav] Lychak has our full support on this issue … It is clear that the agreement should decide the issue of recognition of Kosovo and Serbia, because the two countries cannot become part of the EU , not recognizing one another, ”Vedomosti quotes his.
Curtain, in turn, said that NATO forces in Kosovo will remain until a partially recognized state became part of the alliance: “NATO’s presence in Kosovo is necessary taking into account the connections between Serbia and Russia.”