The Chairman of the Government Commission for Missing Persons, Andin Hoti, has criticized the EU for the lack of pressure on Serbia to open the archives that would help clarify the fate of over 1600 missing persons during the war in Kosovo. Hoti stated that there is a lack of support from the European Union to condition Serbia to open the state archives, which could help clarify the fate of over 1600 forcibly disappeared persons during the recent war in Kosovo. He emphasized that Serbia has not shown willingness to open these archives and that pressure or conditioning from the EU is needed to force Serbia to provide this information.
Hoti mentioned that the initial request for the opening of the archives was in line with the declaration for missing persons adopted in Brussels, and it was a request in line with what both Kosovo and Serbia had promised, that they would provide any information they have on the missing persons, including military archives and those classified as secret by the Serbian Government. Despite sending a letter of complaint to Mr. Borrell on September 1st regarding the letter from June 1st, and reiterating the request at the extraordinary meeting of the two delegations on July 2nd, there has been no response or willingness from Serbia to address the issue of the archives.
Hoti further expressed disappointment that there has been no response from the EU to condition Serbia in this manner, despite his efforts to reiterate the request. He highlighted the lack of willingness from Serbia to respond or provide information regarding the archives, emphasizing the need for the EU to apply pressure on Serbia to address this issue.
