Germany Chancellor Scholz appears with a request for Kosovo, Serbia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Wednesday for a peaceful solution to the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia.

For me, it is very important that the situation does not continue when it comes to Serbia and Kosovo. It's a peaceful solution, and that's what we're really committed to. Germany, France and Italy are especially active in this direction”, Scholz said at a joint news conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, broadcasts the Kollosova. tv

He added that the issue will also be discussed Thursday and Friday when leaders from nearly 50 European countries meet in Granada, Spain.

Earlier in the day, a German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman called the withdrawal of Serbia's troops from the Kosovo border a “significant step”, but urged Belgrade to do more to de-tradition tensions with its neighbour.

Speaking to the media in Berlin, Catherine Deschauer said the situation in the region is a very disturbing “” in the wake of the recent round of deadly violence in northern Kosovo.

Serbia is obliged to unequivocally call for a drop of violence. In general, the situation is certainly tense. The first signs of reducing Serbian troops are an important step towards de-progression. However, we want to stress again that further steps must now be taken towards de-tradition”, she said.