Foto: Shutterstok/Stratos Brilakis I know that finances are very important in politics, but so is history. I am afraid that the previous administration gave more weight to finances than to history, Kurti said, adding that it was difficult in the debates with former US envoy Richard Grenell. In an interview for the news portal, Kurti assessed that Grenell was in a hurry and was focused on financial issues, and he expressed confidence that things would be different with President Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Kosovo Online reports. When it comes to the agreement signed on September 4, 2020, on economic normalization between the so-called Kosovo and Serbia, Kurti said that he likes the part about the recognition of the so-called Kosovo by Israel and pointed out that the cooperation between the USA and the EU around the Western Balkans is important .
Former Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has been barred from running in the country s parliamentary elections next month.
Kosovo s election authorities excluded Kurti due to his sentencing for a crime in the last three years, which makes him ineligible as a candidate.
The Central Election Commission and the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel has also ruled against other potential candidates from Kurti s Self-Determination Movement, or Vetevendosje! party.
Other parties candidates, who have received recent criminal sentences, have also been barred.
In 2018, Kurti and other lawmakers were sentenced for using tear gas and other violent acts to disrupt Kosovo s parliamentary proceedings.
What’s new? Efforts to resolve the long-running dispute between Kosovo and Serbia over the former’s independence have foundered. EU-led talks brokered agreement on technical issues but have struggled to address core political questions. Washington’s mid-2020 mediation effort fell apart when Kosovo’s president had to step away because of war crimes charges.
Why does it matter? The dispute freezes Kosovo out of the UN and many other international bodies, ensures that both countries are barred from EU membership, leaves minority communities at risk and constitutes an impediment to regional security. Resolving the dispute would be a boon for stability in the Western Balkans and Europe.
Use of digital media vital to counter Indian lies: AJK President
Islamabad, January 21, 2021 (PPI-OT): The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that the nation will have to rise above all political, factional and personal interests, in order to effectively and vociferously present Kashmir issue before the international community. He urged the youth to use the digital space to counter India’s false propaganda considering it their national obligation.
The AJK President made these remarks while addressing the Re-launching Ceremony of the Digital Component of Jammu and Kashmir Self-Determination Movement-International (JKSDMI), co-organized by Youth Parliament Pakistan and Pak Affairs. The event was also addressed by Mr Shehryar Afridi, Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir and Raja Najabat Hussain, Chairman JKSDMI.