Havenier for the EU plan: No better deal.

He recalled that the parties have accepted it and said that its implementation will be discussed at the weekend.

I need to be clear, the U.S. estimates that at this moment there is no better agreement available. This is an important step before”, Havenier said at a meeting with reporters in Pristina on Wednesday.

He said the main focus now should be on “successful and effective implementation” of the plan.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, are expected to meet in Ohrid, Northern Macedonia on March 18th to discuss implementing the EU's 11-point plan.

The two leaders agreed last month that its contents do not need further discussion.

The EU plan does not force Serbia to recognise Kosovo's independence, but the two countries would recognise each other's documents, such as passports, diplomas and license plates.

Serbia, too, would not block Kosovo's membership in international organisations.

The plan also urges parties to implement all agreements reached so far in dialogue on normalising relations, including on forming the majority Serb municipalities' Association in Kosovo.

This association, agreed since 2013, would enable the Serbian community to manage such issues as economic development, education, health and urban and rural planning in their areas.

The Kosovo government refuses to form, arguing that the one-ethnic associations violate its constitution and threaten the functioning of the state.

Serbia's government, on the other hand, sees Association as significant protection for Serbs in Kosovo.

The EU's special envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, has warned that the two countries will face consequences unless they sign the EU plan for normalising relations.

The international community will respond in accordance with the circumstances and we will support one side more and reduce support for the other”, Lajcak told Klan Kosova Television after he was asked what could happen if the plan is not accepted by one side.