The Office of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU), its spokesperson Maja Kocijancic confirms EU's support "to establish Kosovo Customs as a necessity to fight crime and protect people."
After reaching the agreement on customs seals between Kosovar and Serbian teams in Brussels, EU officials no longer want to deal with the whims of Kosovo's northern neighbor Serbia, but simply view the issue as one of the areas where the rule of law must be established.
Earlier, KosovoTwitNews reported that EU has warned Serbia to not interfere in Kosovo's internal affairs and obstruct the establishment of Kosovo customs in the northern border checkpoints, law and order.
"In essence, this is now a matter of rule of law and should be treated as such. Kosovo is a single customs zone, this is very clear, as clear as is the fact that free trade is good for everyone, contraband and smuggling is for no one, "says the European official involved in the drafting of the plan.
"Discussions are continuing with the Kosovo authorities on how to implement the agreement on customs seals," says Maja Kocijancic and confirms once again that those details are being discussed.
Much the same thing also say the Government officials who spoke on condition of anonymity that the agreement has already been achieved, "while there are ongoing discussions for the joint operational plan with the international community."
Completion of all these discussions that started in Pristina and Brussels, can be ended in the late hours of Tuesday. According to a Western diplomat in Pristina, "is very likely that on Tuesday afternoon to agree on all details of the plan on how to proceed on September 16."
Earlier, the United States official emphasized the support for the Kosovo Government in establishing Customs Border Police in checkpoint 1 and 31, adding that it is coordinated with all international community.
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