Arifi: Unexpected meeting in Brussels shows behind many curtains is happening

However, it is not yet clear whether he will hold a joint meeting with Serbia's Petar Petkov, or only with EU officials.

Implementation of the agreement reached in Brussels and Ohrid last year is expected to be the main issue of discussions.

This meeting in Brussels, former chief negotiator Avni Arifi has commented.

He's in a pronouncement for Periscope, said this unexpected encounter indicates that much is happening.

The fact that it's assigned as a surprise to the opinion itself speaks of what's going on behind the curtains. I don't expect anything as soon as we're going into the election process, and Kurti won't do anything that could be seen as “dropback, he said.

Asked also about the parliament speaker's statement, Glauk Konjufca, who had said the topic on dialogue is dead, he said he does not believe Konjufca really prefers that form of confrontation.

“We are ahead of the elections and dialogue is a not so popular topic. The tougher the dialogue, the more voter support. The truth, in terms of “Vuldeke” dialogue must be found another form of confrontation with Serbia and do not believe Conjufca really prefers that form of confrontation”, Arifi declared for Periscope.

He also spoke of the seven demands of Alexander Vuciq, who, according to Arifi, do not solve the problem of dialogue.

“A list of Serbia's maximum requirements that neither help dialogue nor are in the function of solving the problem”, he said.

While, the European Union on Monday welcomed Aleksandar Vuciq's request that Serbs return to Kosovo institutions, as he himself had been asked to resign massively. The demands the Serbian president issued Friday include holding new elections in the north.

“We welcome the readiness expressed by President Vuciq to continue engagement in the EU facilitated dialogue. We take his call to Kosovo Serbs, to participate in the Kosovo elections and to reintegration into all Kosovo institutions, from which they left in 2022”, said EU spokesman Peter Stano. /Periscopi