TIRANA, August 31 – The next meeting between the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, will take place on September 14, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell, announced in a press conference in Spain on Thursday.
Kurti and Vucic met for the last time on May 2 – nine days after the extraordinary elections in northern Kosovo, which were boycotted by the local Serbian population. Since then, there have been a series of tensions and crises between the two countries.
On August 30, the EU reiterated the call for both to create a climate for continued dialogue.
The two countries have been in talks for the normalization of relations since 2011 under the mediation of the European Union. Although they have reached dozens of agreements in various fields, the implementation of most of them has stalled.
During his press conference, Borrell announced that together with the Spanish presidency of the EU, he will hold a joint conference at the level of the foreign ministers of the Western Balkans to analyze the situation in the region. He added that this will be done alongside other meetings that will take place, such as the Berlin Process summit.
“The issue of expansion has been in our discussions. We discussed Ukraine and the expansion towards the Western Balkans. It will remain a process implemented on individual merits”, Borrel said, adding that the EU also needs to prepare for expansion. /argumentum.al
