BRUSSELS – EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano said Tuesday that Kosovo’s decision to open an embassy in Jerusalem is “regrettable” and “moves Kosovo away from the EU position on the question of Jerusalem’s status”.
Stano’s comments came regarding recent developments on the normalisation of relations between Israel and Kosovo.
“All embassies of EU member states and European delegations are in Tel Aviv,” Stano said, highlighting that Brussels’ position on the question “has not changed”.
Stano said the EU has always supported a two-state solution with Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and Palestine, and “a final solution on Jerusalem’s status as the future capital of both states must be found through direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians”.
“Kosovo has indicated EU integration as its strategic priority and we expect it will act consistently,” he said.
