The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharov said that the Office considers the statement of the Prime Minister of Albania Edi Ramovo Prime Minister, which involves the union of this region with the country. She called on the West to respond to this provocation, the text of the message is provided on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Zakharova stressed that the promotion of plans to create “Great Albania” roughly contradicts UN Security Council resolution 1244 and undermines stability. She added that the violation of the fundamental to Kosovo settlement of the document is particularly weird to hear as well as the head of one of the Balkan countries.
“Similar flawed stubbles do not fit into the context of the joint efforts of Belgrade and Tirana to create a single market, which are made by them within the framework of the regional Balkans’ regional initiative, we expect an adequate reaction of Western guardians of the Kosovo project” statehood “on this Frank provocation, “said official representative of the Foreign Ministry.
Zakharova added that the assumption by the West of such appeals is extremely strange, while the same states criticize Belgrade in connection with its “justified and non-contrary to international law” the concept of “Serbian world”.
Previously, the Associate Professor of the University of Peloponnese Nikolaos Tzifakis said that neither Serbia nor the self-proclaimed republic of Kosovo seek for further escalation. The growth of tension political scientist explained to the upcoming elections in Serbia and Kosovo. According to him, the Serbian and Kosovo ruling elites “flirt” with nationalist feelings of the population, thereby trying to increase their ratings.