Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: Pristina forces Belgrade to indirectly recognize Kosovo

Separatist authorities in Pristina continue to manipulate the lifting of 100 per cent duties on goods from central Serbia imposed in November 2018, which caused paralysis in the Kosovo settlement. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, published on April 6 on the official website of the agency. The communication emphasizes that the Kosovo administration, insisting on the principle of reciprocity, forces Belgrade to mark products in accordance with Pristina standards or rather to mention in the documents the name of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo, which is equivalent to indirect recognition of this quasi-state. Thus, the Kosovars did not soften their position, as Western guardians demanded of them, but, on the contrary, tightened requests. It is indicative that even in Washington, which is recklessly supportive of Kosovo's independence, the new creeps of Pristina, which deliberately remote the prospect of a resumption of dialogue with Belgrade, were negatively treated. Against this background, the bravur reaction of the European Union looks strange, which, as an intermediary, should seemingly sober assess the situation and not play with either side, said the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calling for the complete and unconditional abolition of anti-Serb measures by the Albanian authorities of Kosovo. Recall that since April 1, separatist Kosovo has abolished 100% duties on goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In trade with Belgrade, the duty regime was replaced by the principle of reciprocity, which implies a number of new conditions for the admission of Serbian goods into Kosovo. One is the mention of the Republic of Kosovo in the consignment notes. Read also: