Why Lajcak came to Kosovo yesterday and what he talked to Kurti

Lajcak spoke briefly to reporters after the meeting he held Thursday with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and his deputy, Besnik Bislimi.

He said that the meeting discussed “the continuation of the dialogue” and the upcoming meeting of Kurti with Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq.

Kurti and Vuciq last met in Brussels on 18 August.

The next meeting will take place once” is prepared, Lajcak said.

This is one of the reasons I'm here today. We want to make sure that the meeting has a substance and will produce something”.

The two leaders are willing to meet, the EU is ready to welcome, but we are preparing the new agenda”, Lajcak said, setting no specific date.

Lajcak said he will not continue his visit to Serbia, but will return to Brussels.

He said he can meet Vuchchi in New York where the United Nations General Assembly works next week.

The Kosovo government issued a statement to the media, under which Kurti reiterated at the meeting with Lajcak that “the aim of dialogue should be to reach a legally binding agreement, with mutual recognition at centre”.

From the European Union, Lajcak's visit was not warned earlier.

EU spokesman Peter Stano said they do not necessarily comment on any working meeting or his interaction with partners in the region.

These working visits, like the current one in Kosovo, are being conducted in the context of advancing the dialogue process and continuing discussions on the inclusive normalisation of relations”, Stano said in a written statement sent to Radio Free Europe.

Lajcak and advisers of the German and French government for dialogue stayed on last Friday in Pristina, where they also met Kurti.

After that meeting, Lajcak said the talks were “deep and important”, but did not elaborate.

The three European diplomats last week both met in Belgrade and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq.

Vuciq said they have proposed the new “cornicise for dialogue with Kosovo.

“After them [European diplomats], dialogue must result in immediate and final solutions, as they say, of the problems we are facing, and of all outstanding questions”, Vuciq said.

He also reiterated that Serbia will not recognise Kosovo.

With EU mediation, Kosovo and Serbia are in negotiations on normalising relations since 2011.

The two countries have reached dozens of agreements, but implementation has stalled.

The negotiation process must be concluded by legally binding agreement.

As long as in Kosovo insist that this agreement includes mutual recognition, Serbia, for now, refuses.