Prime Minister Edi Rama spoke from Paris about Kosovo and relations between Serbia and the European Union, presenting Kosovo’s independence as a closed issue. The statement comes at an international peace forum, at a time when tensions and political uncertainty in the region remain part of the European agenda.
Rama’s statement in Paris
During a discussion at the Musée de l’Homme, where the “Peace Forum” is being held, Rama focused on Albania’s position on Kosovo and on the broader relationship between the EU and Serbia.
He said Albania has always been a peace-loving country and that it is active in promoting peace, linking this to developments in the region and to the necessity of coexistence with neighbors.
Kosovo as a “fact of life”
According to the prime minister’s statement, Kosovo is an independent state and, in his view, there is no turning back on that. Along the same lines, he said it is impossible for Kosovo to return to what he called a “new Serbian fantasy.”
Rama argued that the sooner Serbia accepts Kosovo as a reality, the better it will be for the Serbs themselves. This remains a strong political statement, made at an international forum, at a time when Kosovo-Serbia relations continue to be treated as an open issue in European diplomacy.
EU-Serbia relations remain tense
In his remarks, Rama acknowledged that in relation to the EU and Serbia, “it seems as if things are not better anymore,” a formulation that reflects the continuing deadlock in this file.
However, beyond the political tone, the statement is not accompanied by any concrete new development on the dialogue or by any new institutional position from the parties involved. For now, it remains a reaffirmation of Tirana’s official line on Kosovo’s independence.
The message delivered from Paris is clear on the political level: the Albanian government continues to treat Kosovo’s statehood as an irreversible reality, while Serbia is being urged to accept this fact.
At the diplomatic level, however, it remains to be seen whether such statements will be accompanied by real movement in EU-Serbia relations and in the normalization process with Kosovo.