Kosovo’s ambassador to Belgium, Agron Bajrami, has reacted after interpreting the Serbian nationalist song Oy Kosovo, Kosovo, at the opening concert of the European Union’s Enlargement Forum in Brussels, calling the move unacceptable.
In a response on the X platform, Bajrami has stressed that the event was organised by the European Commission, under the direction of Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos.
According to him, interpreting this song cannot be considered cultural exchange, as it contains clear political claims on the territory of the Republic of Kosovo.
This is no cultural exchange. The song promotes clear political claims on the territory of the Republic of Kosovo, Bajrami has written.
He has estimated that including this song in an official European Commission activity aimed at promoting enlargement, unity and good neighbourly relations is unacceptable.
The ambassador has requested immediate clarification by the European Commission and Commissioner Marta Kos about the way the music replyer has been selected and approved for the event.
Bajrami has stressed that Kosovo expects to receive answers to who was responsible for selecting the song and how it could be included in the programme of an official European event.
In his response, he has also questioned the compliance of this action with European values and the principles the European Union intends to promote in the enlargement process.
European values, good neighbourly relations and the credibility of EU enlargement cannot be reconciled to providing a platform for irredentistic claims against a country aspiring to EU membership, Bajrami has stressed. /Telegraphy.