Albania tears up Washington agreement, seeks admission of so-called Kosovo to Council of Europe

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Gent Cakaj announced that an application for membership of so-called Kosovo has been submittd to the Council of Europe.

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"Today, during a virtual meeting of 130 ministers of the Committee of Ministers, among other things, we clearly submitted an application for membership of the Republic of Kosovo to the Council of Europe," Cakaj announced on his Facebook account.

He stressed that supporting Kosovo's membership in the Council of Europe "is not only historically just and politically reasonable, but also a contribution to strengthening democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Europe."

Previously, Pristina committed itself in the Washington Agreement not to seek admission to international organizations for a year, but with this move, Tirana took it upon itself to "bypass" the agreement from Washington and push so-called Kosovo into international organizations, in this case, the Council of Europe.

(Telegraf.rs)