Kosovo is not welcome either in Interpol or UEFA
Speaker of the Chilean Parliament Ivan Flores Garcia promised that his country will not support the admission of unrecognized Kosovo to Interpol, despite the invitation of this false state to the organization’s Assembly.
He stated this during a meeting with his Serbian colleague Maja Gojkovic in Belgrade.
Garcia stressed that Chile respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Serbia and other states. He also indicated that his country does not recognize the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo and Metohija and that he cannot support their desire to become a member of Interpol.
Chile's position has not changed and will not change, even despite
inviting the delegation of Pristina to the Assembly of the organization as observers.
Earlier, Kosovo newspaper Koha Ditore reported that local officials had received a message from the international community that they would not be able to join the International Police Organization (Interpol) this year.
The statement was not withdrawn only because of persistent pressure on this issue from former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj. The newspaper claims that one of Haradinaj's allies told them that the latter's stubbornness would be a "spectacular failure" for Kosovo.
After the recent incident, Kosovo’s entry into international sports organizations is also in question. On October 9, the players of the Serbian club Red Star were not allowed into Kosovo, where they were supposed to play a qualifying match for the Serbian Cup against Trepca.
The director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija under the Serbian government, Marko Djuric, said that after the ban on the football match, Kosovo “flew out of UEFA and FIFA,” where “there was never a place for it,” writes Kurir.
In his statement, the head of the chancellery said that by trying to establish an “iron curtain” between central Serbia and Kosovo, Pristina is choosing the path of self-isolation.
Kosovo is not welcome at Interpol or UEFA.