Meeting of railways between Kosovo, Serbia ends

The delegations of Kosovo and Serbia met at the US Embassy in Berlin on Monday with Ambassador Richard Green, sent by the American president for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue.

Officials talked about restoring the railway line between Pristina and Belgrade.

Greenell's media official, Dick Cusstin, confirmed to Radio Free Europe that the meeting is over, but that for now, there is no additional information.

Reaching the deal to restore railway traffic between Kosovo and Serbia confirmed on Friday Grenelli and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq.

Grell also spoke on the issue with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, and with the leaders of Vetevendosje and the Democratic League of Kosovo Democratic Party these are making efforts to form the coalition government in Kosovo.

Based on Kosovo's outgoing Ministry of Infrastructure's decision, Pal Lekaj, the Kosovar side in Berlin, is represented by Xheme Veselini, director of the Land Infrastructure Department, and Rame Cupeva, director of the road infrastructure.

The Serbian Pope, meanwhile, leads Marko Djurovic, director of the Office for Kosovo in the Government of Serbia.

“Although our institutions are constantly ready for contribution to good stability and neighbourhood, we stress that any agreement that will be reached will be only under the Constitution and the laws in effect of the Republic of Kosovo”, Lekaj wrote on Facebook.

Outgoing Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told reporters Monday that Kosovo's railway infrastructure is too weak and almost dysfunctional.

Our “irons that connect us to Serbia are in very bad shape. The renovation is under way. It's a big project with the European Union. An agreement with Serbia on traffic will not harm Kosovo “, Haradinaj said.

The deal for railway traffic came in the same week, when the two sides -- also under Yerenelli's mediation -- agreed to a direct flight between Pristina and Belgrade.