May 25, 2011

Kosova’s presence in the summit pushes Serbia, Slovakia and Romania to boycott it


The summit of Presidents from Central and South-East Europe will be held in Warsaw this year. Polish authorities have invited Kosova President Atifete Jahjaga to attend the summit. The summit of Presidents is held yearly and Kosova is represented for the first time. The ceremony will be held in Warsaw on Friday and Saturday.
Kosova’s President Atifete Jahjaga is the only female president form the Balkan Region taking place at this summit.
Roman Kuzniar, advisor to the Polish President, told media “there is no reason not to invite a representative or the president of Kosovo”. He also said that Slovakia might still change its mind and attend the summit.
“Serbian President Boris Tadic will not attend the Warsaw Summit because Kosovo is represented symmetrically as other participants,” a spokeswoman for Tadic was quoted as saying.
Serbian President Boris Tadic will join leaders from Slovakia and Romania in refusing to participate at the summit with U.S. President this week because Kosova is invited too. Recently Kosova and Serbia started negotiations and analysts in Kosova think that this will not help the negotiations process. Kosovo newspapers state that Serbia rejects Kosovo’s independence and boycotts high-level conferences where Kosovo is represented. This time however Tadic will miss out on a rare opportunity to directly meet American President Obama.



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