Banning Bislim Visit to Serbia, EU: Poles Respect Agreement on Official Visits

European Union officials order that official visits between Kosovo and Serbia play an important role in advancing normalisation of relations and understanding between the parties, and that they should not be politicised. These statements come after Serbia's police, unable Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislim to visit Belgrade for [...]
These statements come after Serbia's police, unable Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislim to visit Belgrade, to participate in two conferences, calling for security.
At this level, European Union spokesman Peter Stano underlined that it is required by both sides to resolve any such disputes and misunderstandings in dialogue and trust, using the established communications channels of liaison officials.
The two sides must respect all past agreements and implement pending obligations, including official visits”, Stano has underlined, Kosovo public television reports
On Thursday, Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi was headed towards Belgrade to participate in two conferences.
However, several kilometers before arriving in the Serbian capital, he has been detained and returned by Serbia's police under the pretext that he cannot provide security.
Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi said the visit was planned in accordance with the two sides' agreement with Brussels.












