EU-Kosovo Agreement Vucciq: The way it's required for a North suspension is meaningless.

Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, did not comment on the agreement reached 10 July between the European Union and Kosovo, about steps to intensify the situation in the north.
He spoke of demands the international community has put ahead of Belgrade and Pristina, on reducing tensions.

You'll see another trick some people from the West are trying to implement. And that means [that they will say] go back and speak normally”, Vuciq said, adding that the way it is required for the north extension is meaningless for him.

The “Decent is when you draw 25 percent of something? A God knows what this means, but they are demanding enough reason to blame Serbia”, Vuciq said, referring to the Kosovo government's decision to reduce the police presence in the country's north.

On 11 July, the European Union confirmed that Kosovo has agreed to reduce the presence of police in and around municipal buildings in Zvecan, Leposaviq and Zubin Potok ão Serb-run municipalities in northern Kosovo, and that Kosovo will support holding new elections in four northern municipalities as part of actions to expand the situation.

The Kosovo government said all steps will be defined within a two-week period of”.

This reconciliation was reached during an informal meeting held in Bratislava between Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi and EU special envoy for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue Miroslav Lajcak.

Similarly, Kosovo and the EU have agreed to take several other steps.

Kosovo's “government through a public statement supports holding early elections in the four municipalities in the country's north and following the summer season”, the Government said on 11 July, adding that institutions in Pristina express commitment to secure the legal basis needed for organising these elections.

Also, Kosovo Police, along with the EU's mission for Sunding Law (EULEX) and NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, according to the need, will make the security situation assessment “in particular to see the possibility of reducing further police presence in and around municipal buildings”, the executive announced.

“The EU will invite the two chief negotiators to Brussels with the aim of finalising the sequence plan for the Agreement towards normalisation, after which implementation of all provisions of the” agreement will begin, the Kosovo Government said.

Even the EU has confirmed to Radio Free Europe that it has agreed with Kosovo on these points, aimed at extending the situation to the north.

As for the meeting between the chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia, REL finds out he'll be held next week.

The European Union had submitted several requirements for lowering tensions in the north, which began in late May, after the new Albanian mayors of Zvecan, Leposaviqi and Zubin Potok entered municipal buildings under the hand of Kosovo Police.

Since then, Serbs living in this part of the country have been protesting in the north, demanding that only the mayors withdraw the special police units from the north.

Even earlier, state leaders in Kosovo have indicated themselves ready to organise new elections in municipalities in the north, but have called for them to be prepared so there will be no boycott.

The April 23rd elections, which led young Albanian mayors to four municipalities in the north, were boycotted by Serb parties and populations.

Otherwise, Kosovo has repeatedly sought to start implementing the agreement towards normalising the reports, which was reached in Brussels on 27 February. The parties, on March 18th in Ohrid, also arrived at Anex for the implementation of this agreement.

The agreement, of 11 provisions, does not include the mutual recognition for which Kosovo insists, but requires Kosovo and Serbia to accept each other's documents and symbols, including passports, diplomas and license plates.

The document calls on the parties to implement all agreements reached so far in the dialogue on normalising relations, including that of forming the majority Serb municipalities in Kosovo, which the government in Pristina has so far rejected, with the argument that it could jeopardise the functionality of the state.