The European Union’s international police chief known as on Kosovo and Serbia to implement a bloc-backed deal to normalize relations between the 2 neighbors.
Josep Borrell’s remarks got here after the principle negotiators of Belgrade and Pristina for the dialogue, Petar Pekovic and Besnik Bisljimi, respectively, met in Brussels on Tuesday.
“Serbia and Kosovo made a commitment to the Agreement on the path to normalization and its annex. The EU expects both to honor all obligations from it and start implementing as soon as possible,” Borrell mentioned on Twitter.
“The parties must avoid any escalations. Translation of their commitments into their European paths is ongoing,” he added.
Last week, native Serbs’ autos had been set on fireplace in northern Kosovo, apparently over the difficulty of Kosovar license plates.
Police mentioned 5 parked autos belonging to Serbs had been set on fireplace by an individual or individuals unknown.
Belgrade’s chief negotiator Petkovic Tuesday instructed reporters that the 2 sides reached an settlement on the declaration on lacking individuals.
Borrell welcomed the event.
“The agreement they reached on the text on the declaration on missing persons during yesterday’s chief negotiators’ meeting is a first step. We will endorse it at leaders’ level at the next high-level meeting I will convene,” he mentioned.
Tuesday’s assembly was the primary since Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti reached an settlement on methods to implement the EU-backed deal within the final spherical of talks on March 18 in North Macedonia.
The EU requires that Kosovo and Serbia attain a last settlement and resolve disputes to progress of their integration into the bloc.
Most UN member states, together with the U.S., U.Ok., France, Germany and Türkiye, acknowledged Kosovo as a separate nation after it declared independence from Serbia 15 years in the past. But Serbia continues to treat it as its territory.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
