Spain confirms it will vote against membership in Council of Europe of so-called of Kosovo

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain has confirmed that this country will maintain its position towards Pristina regarding membership in the Council of Europe (CoE), that is, it will vote against.

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"Regarding the Committee of Ministers, where Spain's position has been presented, what we can say is that Spain stands by its position on Kosovo," the Spanish ministry told Klan Kosova broadcaster.

It is also stated that Spain sees no other way to resolve disputes between Pristina and Belgrade, except through dialogue, which is why Madrid supports the dialogue mediated by the high representative of the European Union.

The delegation of the National Assembly of Serbia in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) announced on Monday that the Serbian delegation in the Committee for Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Committee for Equality and Non-Discrimination voted against a draft opinion on the membership of so-called of Kosovo in the Council of Europe.

PACE announced earlier on X that the Committee for Legal Affairs and Human Rights "unanimously supported the favorable report of the Committee for Political Affairs and Democracy and proposed several amendments to resolve key issues in Kosovo."

That post has since been deleted, and a new one was published stating that the committee supported the report, but omitting the word, "unanimously."

Hungary will also vote against the membership of so-called Kosovo in the Council of Europe, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed earlier, and the same was announced by representatives of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and representatives of the People's Party (PP).

Members will today take a stance on the request of so-called Kosovo at the plenary session of PACE, based on a report that will be presented by PACE rapporteur for allowing so-called Kosovo join that organization, Dora Bakoyannis.

The final decision is to be made by the Committee of Ministers during the session that will be held from May 16 to 17 in Strasbourg.

(Telegraf.rs/Tanjug)