EU uncovers key topic of talks in Ohrid, trilateral meeting to be held

According to the summit agenda, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell, along with EU Special Envoy for Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Miroslav Lajcak, will hold bilateral meetings with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq.

And after the end of separate meetings, there will be a joint trilateral meeting.

The meeting will focus on finalising the EU Agreement implementing Annex on the road towards normalising relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

At the end of the meeting, there will be a press release from Borrell.

The exact time will be set in the afternoon”, the EEAS report said.

We remember that Kurti has expressed herself willing to sign Serbia's <x0-capitalisation “under the EU's mediation, but Vuciq has declared that it is not in his mind to sign Serbia's”.

The 11 provisions document, which has been made public by the European Union, does not specifically mention mutual recognition, which the Government of Kosovo has said should be the focus of an eventual agreement on normalisation of reports.

However, Article 2 of the proposal mentions that parties must respect each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The proposal also includes the parties' commitment to honour all agreements reached so far in the dialogue on normalising relations, as well as their commitment not to prevent each other from obstructing integration processes.

Kosovo and Serbia hold dialogue under EU mediation since 2011. But both states have different goals as regards a final agreement. Kosovo insists on mutual recognition, meanwhile, Serbia seeks compromise solutions.