Dinar: Lajcak meeting with Serbian delegation kicks off

In Brussels, the meeting has begun between the Special Emissar of the European Union for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, and the Serbian delegation, which is headed by the director of the so-called “Office for Kosovo” in Serbia's Government, Petar Petkovic, where it will be discussed the Kosovo Central Bank decision (BQK), to ban the Serbian payment dinar on Kosovo territory.

After meeting with the Serbian side, the Slovak diplomat will meet with the Kosovo delegation. The Kosovo Albanian side has refused to have representation at this meeting at the political level, thus sending representatives of the CEC to the European centre.

Whether, with Lajcak's mediation in Brussels on Tuesday, there will be a trilateral meeting.

A Kosovo Central Bank regulation (BQK) -- which has entered into force on 1 February -- envisions the euro as the sole currency for delivering cash payments to Kosovo, halting the use of the Serbian dinar.

This decision, according to the EU, has caused practical problems for the Serb community in Kosovo, which have used the Serbian dinar and with this currency, received assistance from Serbia. Therefore, the EU has called the February 27th meeting to find a solution to the issue.