Kurt says he was willing to see Vucin, but he refused

“We are aware that it is necessary in the north to hold extraordinary elections, but in a process that should follow the rule of law, following a public and fair campaign. I cannot say that the situation is certain because we had bilateral meetings. But from an optimistic mediator I can say there are signals that the following days will be better than the previous”, Kurti said.

Kurti insisted he was willing to meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq, but he refused.

“I have come to meet with the Serbian side to discuss the steps ahead, but since this is a process involving two sides, this was not possible”, he added, stressing that he is ready to be in negotiations until a solution is found, the REL reports.

Borrell has said that at the meetings he had with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vucicinqi, have agreed that there must be early elections in four northern Kosovo municipalities.

He said they have <x0dentified possible roads ahead, but both sides must stick to their dues”.

Today's “Meeting did not focus much on what, but on how and when how to calm the situation on the ground, how to organise new elections and how to return to dialogue and implement all the obligations of dialogue, in particular the latest agreement on the road to normalisation”, Borell said Thursday.

Borrell has added that at the meeting with Kurti, it has re-focused the demand that Albanian mayors elected in Serbian municipalities work from alternative buildings.

Regarding the arrests of some Serbs in Kosovo following recent protests in the north, Borell also said that “could not be punished for the perpetrators of violence”.

However, he stressed that “the unjust arrest or abuse of prisoners is totally unacceptable”.

Also, Borrell claimed to have told Vuciqi that the three Kosovo police officers being held in custody in Serbia “must be released immediately and unconditionally”.

“I think we have identified possible ways forward, but both sides should stick to their” obligations, he said.

Three Kosovo border police officers have been arrested by Serbian forces on 14 June. Kosovo authorities stress that three Kosovo police officers have been kidnapped within Kosovo's territory.

Borrell added that he will be in close contact with both sides in the coming days and that he will report to EU foreign ministers Monday for “where we stand and where we must go”.

After meeting with dialogue mediators, Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, has said he cannot confirm that “has any guide” for exiting the crisis in northern Kosovo.

“We have discussed the issue, the substance, which was inevitable, but I also believe useful, but what we'll see tomorrow on the ground, I don't know... when we have trucks waiting...”, he said, referring to the blocking of the trucks with Serbian goods at the border with Kosovo.

Regarding resolving the situation in Kosovo, Vucic has said he is afraid that “everything has gone too far from”.

“We will continue to talk on a daily basis, because peace and stability are key, but I warned that Serbs are in a very difficult position and that they do not want to endure Kurti's terror in the way they have been forced to force to this moment”, Vuciq said further.