Kosovo’s PM introduced tax on Serbia to stop President negotiate borders, says ex negotiator

Former head of Kosovo’s delegation in technical dialogue with Serbia, Edita Tahiri, says the Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has decided to introduce tax on Serbian goods, as a tool to stop the EU-facilitated dialogue in Brussels headed by President Hashim Thaci who is promoting an idea on correction of borders between the two countries. Haradinaj is opposing Thaci’s idea on redrawing borders saying this will lead to new tragedies.

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