Europe's newest nation has hailed a decision by the EU not to grant candidate status to Serbia due to its non-constructive role in dialogue talks with Kosovo but to reward Pristina with advancement toward the 27-member bloc.
“The EU has made clear that they don't want to import another problem like Cyprus,” Kosovo Deputy PM Edita Tahiri said in an exclusive interview with Sunday's Zaman on Dec. 15. The EU accepted a divided Cyprus despite its refusal to approve a UN plan on reunification in 2004. Cyprus has been at the heart of many problems between Turkey and the EU. Claiming that Serbia is playing double standards for membership in the EU while urging Serbs in Kosovo not to honor their commitments, Tahiri, head of the Kosovo delegation in dialogue with Serbia, called on Belgrade to im-plement what they agreed upon.
She also welcomed Turkey’s role in the Balkans, dismissing claims that it is an outsider power. “Turkey, given its historic and cultural relations with the Balkans and given its economic potential, really can establish bilateral relations with each country in the Balkans,” Tahiri said. She invited more Turkish investment in the economy and in education in Kosovo
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