At Kurti-Vuchic's meeting, but what was once served when Thaci and Mogher were at the table

In fact, there is no explanation, or at least from the European Union, why they served this kind of food and drink, internationally known. Except for the fact that they entered the group of Chief Foods, it may be hinted that this part also had a message. Don't perhaps speed up the dialogue process and the speed of reaching a final agreement. Either way, we wish they had eaten the whole thing and there was some progress in the first rounds of negotiations this day, writes Periscope.

What was served at Thaci-Vucciq table

When we are at the content of the table, with the Kosovar and Serb parties, and the European Union's mediation, except the documents before us, unlike that of Kurti-Wuchic, when Hashim Thaci led the political high-level talks, it is seen that there were usually only water or orange juice before themselves.

So it's about the talks that were led by Frederick Moghrin.

As for today's talks, as early as 10:30 hours have started meetings, once a separate one, and then a three-way one, and again the separate meeting with the EU of Gabriel Escobar of the United States is expected at any moment to have an official statement from Joseph Borrell.

Even yesterday, Kurti and Vuciq have held separate meetings with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and later with the European Union's envoy for dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Miroslav Lajcak, as well as United States envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar.

Kurti has said ahead of the media that at the meeting with Lajcak and Escobar, it has been discussed about <x0 framework elements for the agreement to normalise relations, which should have mutual recognition centred, as well as on current questions”.

“expects to address all bilateral relations, with all difficulties and barriers”, he has said, referring to Thursday's meeting.

The History of Talks with Serbia

Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia started 11 years ago.

More than 20 agreements have been reached in areas such as energy, telecommunications, justice, customs, freedom of movement, but not all have been implemented.

By 2018, dialogue has been led in various combinations by former Kosovo prime ministers Hashim Thaci and Isa Mustafa and former Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Serbia's current president, Aleksandar Vuciq.

Robert Cooper, a retired British diplomat, has been the mediator in negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia, when Catherine Ashton has been the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security.

The dialogue was interrupted in 2018 and resumed in 2020.

In November 2018, former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj imposed a 100 per cent tax on Serbian goods.

For that reason Serbia has not wanted to return to the negotiating table, while Kosovo has refused to cancel the tax.

In 2019, the dialogue was mediated by then chief of European diplomacy Federica Moghrini.

A year later, the EU has named Miroslav Lajcak as special mediator in the dialogue.

That same year, the United States has named Richard Green as their envoy for the process.

The dialogue, however, has not continued, as in October 2019 elections were held in Kosovo, which Albin Kurti has won, as well as the EU has elected new officials.

On December 1, 2019, Moghrin was replaced by the Spaniard Josep Borrell.

After Kurti has been elected prime minister of Kosovo, the dialogue has continued in 2021, though he has met Vucinqiqi only twice./ P ERISCOPI/