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The president of the Munich Conference said in Berlin on Tuesday that Serbia and Kosovo must reach a compromise between them. The model of Germany’s rapprochement with the GDR can serve as a basis.
The President of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, is optimistic that an agreement can be reached between Kosovo and Serbia.
In a conversation with the Association of Foreign Correspondents, on Tuesday, June 14, 22, in Berlin, Heusgen told Deutsche Welle that in order to achieve this, Kosovo and Serbia must first do their homework.
Surprise from Vucic’s surprise
One of these is the recognition of Kosovo by Serbia, which was recently requested by the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, during his visit to Belgrade last week. Heusgen told DW that this is not a new requirement.
Scholz in Serbia, in June 2022, openly told Vucic that Serbia should recognize Kosovo
“That is why I am a little surprised that the president of Serbia was so surprised. This has been required for many years. We have offered the possibility of an agreement modeled on the two Germanys, the Federal Republic of Germany and the GDR. “The then agreement in 1971, opened the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations between the two Republics, and this made possible the recognition of the GDR and its membership in the UN”, said Heusgen. “These topics have long been on the agenda. “That’s why I was very surprised that the Serbian president was surprised,” Heusgen added. Heusgen also said that progress should be made in the recognition of Kosovo by the five EU countries.
Kosovo to implement the Brussels agreements
In addition to Serbia’s recognition, according to Heusgen, Kosovo must also move forward in dialogue with Serbia. He said that he should implement the agreements approved in Brussels, including the agreement on the Association of Serbian Municipalities with executive powers. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti has so far refused to implement the agreement, as he says the project could spark a second “Republika Srpska” in the Balkans.Heusgen does not see this danger. He told DW that there are other federal states that can serve as models, such as the model of the German federal state, where the states have powers over certain issues, such as culture, order, etc. “Only major issues, such as foreign and defense policy, should be in the hands of the government in the capital,” Heusgen told DW.
The agreement on the Association of Serbian Municipalities was reached in April 2013, between the then prime ministers of Kosovo and Serbia, Hashim Thaci and Ivica Dacic, through the mediation of former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
Christoph Heusgen has been an adviser to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on security issues since 2005. From 2017 until 2021 he was Germany’s representative to the UN. From 2021 Ambassador Heusgen was appointed President of the Munich Security Conference, a post he took over from the German Ambassador, Wolfgang Ischinger.
Christoph Heusgen has been for 12 years the main adviser of former Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo; 2005)
The Munich Security Conference takes place every year in February and brings together politicians, the military, entrepreneurs, NGOs and experts from around the world to hold talks outside the protocol and diplomatic order. For many years, representatives of the Western Balkan countries have been participating regularly./DW
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