Kurz in Kosovo on Tuesday, will also talk about dialogue, military

On Tuesday, he will meet with President Hashim Thaci and Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, while supporting bilateral themes, will also discuss the issue of dialogue with Serbia and Kosovo's European perspective, writes Austrian APA agency.

Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz will begin his visit to the Balkans on Monday in Belgrade, where he will hold meetings with Serbia's President Alecsanddar Vuciq and Prime Minister Ana Brnabiq during the day. In Pristina, meanwhile, the Austrian prime minister will arrive Monday evening.

During his stay in Kosovo, KFOR's Austrian soldiers will also meet Kurz. Currently, 417 Austrian troops are stationed in Kosovo under KFOR, broadcast public television.

Among the topics Kurz will talk with President Thaci and Prime Minister Haradinaj is the issue of the founding of the Kosovo Army.

In the Austrian prime minister's government cabinet communiqué, Kurz reportedly during his visit to Belgrade and Pristina will give support to the Balkan countries' approach to the EU and encourage the Euro-Atlantic perspective of these countries. It will, meanwhile, encourage further continuation of dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.

The achievement of an agreement through dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo is a condition for full membership of the two countries in the EU”, said the Austrian Government's announcement.

The European Union will only be complete after the Western Balkan countries --” were quoted as stressing Kurz for the Austrian APA agency.