EU: Kosovo, Serbia use Franco-German proposal

European Union spokeswoman Nabila Masrali, at the media conference Friday, said the EU, supported by France and Germany, has submitted the proposal to the parties to make concrete and irreversible progress on the road to overall normalisation of relations.

According to her, after Russia's military aggression in Ukraine, there can be no new tensions in Europe.

The European Union backed by France and Germany has submitted a proposal to the parties to make concrete and irreversible progress on the road to comprehensive normalisation of relations. It is clear that with Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, we cannot -- or there can be no new tensions in Europe -- and we must overcome the permanent state of crisis and reduce tensions between Kosovo and Serbia. In this context, high representative Borrell has asked both sides to make rapid progress on the proposal and has mandated Mr. Lajcak will continue discussions with both sides. We call on Kosovo and Serbia to seize this opportunity and take a historic step forward in normalising their relations, which is the key, to progress on their European path. But as you know, when it comes to plans, letters, internal documents, we cannot go beyond what was publicly said by the commission's president and High Representative, Borrell”, she said.