Kosovo’s President visit to the north to provoke partition, says PM Haradinaj

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said Tuesday the only way to keep alive President’s proposal on correction of border with Serbia, is provoking unrest in the northern part of the country inhabited by Serbs. He made the comments a day after President Hashim Thaci urged the Prime Minister to “correct” his opinion related dialogue with Serbia. Thaci and Haradinaj are in sharp disagreement over the proposal on “correction of border” which is put forward by the President and is strongly opposed by Prime Minister.

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