3 hours agoBislimi and Petkoviq in Brussels
Periskopi(9 months ago)
(9 months ago)Kosovo's chief negotiator for dialogue with Serbia, Besnik Bislimi, is located in Brussels, has been confirmed for Radio Free Europe by Kosovo's incumbent Government. “Mby the details, formats, meetings and topics of discussion, you will be informed at their conclusion”, the Free Europe Radio chief Kliman Kadiu, head of the Bislim cabinet, told Radio. Serbia, meanwhile, [...]
“Mby the details, formats, meetings and topics of discussion, you will be informed at their conclusion”, the Free Europe Radio chief Kliman Kadiu, head of the Bislim cabinet, told Radio.
Serbia, meanwhile, has reportedly sent its chief negotiator, Petar Petkov.
Bislimi and Petkovic, under the mediation of the European Minister for Dialogue Peter Sorensen, are holding a joint meeting, as chief negotiators have previously held separate meetings with the European mediator, Serbian news agency Tanjug reported.
The new round of dialogue at the level of chief negotiators comes after European mediator for Kosovo-Serbia dialogue Peter Sorensen remained in Kosovo and Serbia in August.
In Kosovo, he spoke with state leaders for, as stated, implementation of the Agreement on the road to normalisation of reports, also known as the Ohrid Agreement.
Kosovo and Serbia reached the Ohrid Agreement in 2023. Even though the agreement has not been signed, the European Union insists it is binding on both sides.
11th Mother DealAmong other things, it envisions a level of self-awareness for the Serb community in Kosovo, mutual recognition of state symbols, so that Serbia does not block Kosovo's membership in international organisations, and requires that Pristina and Belgrade implement, as well, all previous agreements reached during the dialogue.
Meanwhile, Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, declared after meeting with Sorensen in Belgrade that it is essential that dialogue with Kosovo is returned to the “obligation to form the Association of Serb-run municipalities, as well as to the protection of Serb rights.
Although summits of the top negotiators have been held, no summit has been held in Brussels since September 2023. That meeting was held several days before a group of armed Serbs attacked the Kosovo Police in Zvecan Banjsk, killing a sergeant.
For this event, Kosovo blames Serbia, but Belgrade denies it has a finger on it.
On June 10th, after a meeting between chief negotiators, Sorensen warned that preparations were under way for a new high-level meeting.
