The Kosovar media outlet "koha.net" has published a document called a "non-paper", which provides a scenario and epilogue for the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.
In the article published yesterday evening (April 26) by "koha.net" with the title "Exclusive, Kosovo and Serbia will recognize each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty", the rumored document was presented, the authenticity of which has not been confirmed by this editorial office.
Parts of the article published on koha.net:
An “autonomous district of northern Kosovo” would be established in Kosovo according to the laws and Constitution of Kosovo. The Serbian Orthodox Church would have a “privileged status,” while Serbia, after ratifying the legally binding Agreement, would be obligated to “not impede Kosovo’s membership in international and regional organizations.”
Link to the article published on koha.net:
The content of this document mentions issues that could be included in the dialogue and in the final agreement that, as claimed, will be reached by February 2022. The article states that this document has been received by the editorial office, without indicating the source or the form of receipt (mail or email). The only confirmation mentioned in the article are several international diplomats, who have not accepted authorship, but have only confirmed that:
"The points mentioned in the document are in line with what is expected to be discussed."
However, almost everything claimed in this report is related to issues that have been previously addressed and implemented by previous rounds of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, such as the agreement on the formation of the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo (click). here), as well as the commitment to protect Serbian Orthodox religious sites in Kosovo, made through the Ahtisaari plan, converted into the Law on Specially Protected Areas (click here).
Regarding this document (non-paper), the German ambassador to Kosovo, Jorn Rohde, a country mentioned in the article as the drafting party of this document, has also reacted, denying the German authorship of this document.
Link to the reaction of the German Ambassador – Jorn Rohde on Twitter:
Analyze:
The article published on “koha.net” containing a document (non-paper), through which it is claimed that Germany and France have drafted a strategy and plan for negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia, does not contain sufficient arguments that prove its authenticity. Also, the same document has been denied by the ambassador of one of the countries rumored to be the author (Germany), calling this fake news. Given that this document is considered a diplomatic “non-paper” (an informal document between several governments that does not contain any records / click here), the authenticity of which is difficult to verify, hibrid.info evaluates this koha.net article as “Unverified Content”.
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.