Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue "back on track": EU representative

Source: Xinhua| 2020-07-12 21:34:44|Editor: huaxia

BRUSSELS, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) concluded a virtual meeting on Sunday with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the head of government of Kosovo Avdullah Hoti, according to EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajcak.

"I'm glad to say that after the Paris Summit (last Friday) and today's meeting, the EU-facilitated dialogue on comprehensive normalisations of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is back on track after 20 months," said the EU representative.

Kosovo unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008. Serbia rejects it and considers Kosovo its own province.

According to Lajcak, Sunday's meeting agreed on the main elements of the process and the agenda of the next meeting in person in Brussels scheduled for the coming Thursday.

Preceding the video-conference on Sunday, EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has highlighted the aim to "start serious and intense work" on the normalization of the relations and to work on finding a comprehensive, final and legally binding normalization agreement, "an agreement that addresses all outstanding issues." Enditem

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