Hoxhaj to Der Standard: Statements of Austrian vice-chancellor misused for internal political discourse of Serbia

Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and former foreign minister, Enver Hoxhaj, in a statement to Austrian daily Der Standard, said that statements of the Austrian vice-chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache, who was quoted by Serb media as saying that “Kosovo is part of Serbia,” does not contribute in reconciliation of the Balkans nations, normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia and will not help integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union.

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