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The confirmation of the new meeting between Kurti and Vucic came after the intensive talks that the EU envoy for dialogue Miroslav Lajcak held last week with Prime Minister Kurti and President Vucic.
After a period of tensions in the north and a distant clash with harsh rhetoric, the prime minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and the president of Serbia, Aleksandër Vucic, will meet on September 14 in Brussels under the mediation of the European Union. The meeting was confirmed by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, and his envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajçak.
Diplomatic tour of the EU envoy
Last week, Lajcak met the two leaders of Kosovo and Serbia separately and said that "he reminded the two leaders that all dialogue agreements are valid and that they must be implemented fully and without delay".
"In Bled, I had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti. We talked about preparations for the next high-level meeting in September, focusing on the normalization of relations and the implementation of the EU declaration of June 3. I also raised the concern about the situation in the north of Kosovo", wrote Lajçak on Facebook.
From Bled, Lajcak traveled to Belgrade, where he met the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic. "We talked in detail about efforts to reduce tensions and hold new elections in the north of Kosovo, as well as the implementation of all dialogue agreements. I have reminded both leaders that all dialogue agreements remain valid and binding for both parties and must be implemented fully and without conditions or delays", said Lajcak, after the meeting with Vucic.
The EU requires other steps from Kosovo to improve the situation
Prime Minister Kurti and President Vucic met for the last time four months ago, on May 2, just a short time after holding extraordinary elections in the north of Kosovo, which were boycotted by the local Serbs. In June, the European Union asked for a reduction in tensions with a clear demand; the suspension of police operations in the north, the relocation of mayors to alternative offices and the announcement of early elections with the unconditional participation of Kosovo Serbs.
The Government of Kosovo has announced that it has already halved the presence of police units in municipal buildings in the north and has agreed to organize new elections. In this new circumstance, the government requests that the European Union remove the punitive measures against Kosovo which were imposed, according to the EU, in "lack of coordination and non-European behavior regarding the developments in the north." The European Union has said that the government's recent actions in terms of easing the situation in the north are important steps in the right direction, but other steps are needed to mitigate the crisis in the north with early elections to be held as soon as possible. quickly./DW
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