This is no time for blackmail, says DPA's Thaci
Skopje, November 7, 2022 (MIA) - DPA leader Menduh Thaci said before the leaders' meeting in the Parliament that an agreement on the constitutional amendments should be reached through proper dialogue and there is no other way to unblock the integration process.
Regarding whether they also have the same conditions as the other parties of the Albanians, Thaci said that removing 20 percent from the Constitution was their proposal, but also that now is not the time for blackmail.
"I always say that I am worse than everyone, don't put me in such formulations. I don't know who those other political parties of the Albanians are. If you think it is BESA, for me they are still part of the coalition with SDSM. Yes, that is our proposal. It is very bad when the book you write is taught by someone else at the university. It's stealing a platform, stealing an idea. I think it's time to talk publicly about the identity of Albanians to become part of the legal norms of our country," said Thaci, adding that now is not the time for conditions and blackmail.
According to him, "this is not the moment to give weapons to the opponents of the integration process" and whether they are many or few is not so important for him.
"I talked to Mr. Ahmеti about this topic, we will continue to talk, but we do not have any conditions. And that should be stated very clearly. Then we will talk the same way we talked with Mr. Ahmeti and with our coalition partner and the Macedonian opposition. We have strong arguments, but this is not the time to establish conditions or deadlines. This is a much bigger process than the other one," said Thaci dk/ik/