The spokesperson of the European Union, Peter Stano, welcomed the invitation of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, regarding the return of Kosovo Serbs to the institutions of Kosovo.
“We welcome the willingness expressed by President Vučić to continue participating in the dialogue led by the EU. We see positively the call for the participation of Kosovo Serbs in the elections in Kosovo and the reintegration of Kosovo Serbs into all Kosovo institutions that they left in 2022,” Stano said, Beta agency writes.
On September 13, Vučić requested the calling of local elections in the north of Kosovo, the return of Serbs to the police and judiciary, and the withdrawal of special police forces from the north of Kosovo.
Stano said that inflammatory rhetoric and unilateral actions are contrary to dialogue.
“They threaten the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia and the safety of citizens,” Stano said.
He repeated the EU’s call to de-escalate the situation and to full and immediate implementation of the agreement. He called on both sides to confirm constructive engagement in the normalization process.
“The dialogue agreements foresee steps and procedures for this to happen, especially in accordance with the Kosovo legal framework. In this context, the implementation of the Community of Municipalities with a Serbian majority is very important,” Stano said.
On this occasion, he confirmed the EU’s intention to hold a round of dialogue at the level of the main negotiators on Tuesday, September 17, but for now it remains uncertain whether there will be a joint meeting.
According to Radio Free Europe, negotiators Petar Petković from Belgrade and Besnik Bislimi from Priština confirmed their arrival in Brussels on Tuesday, and there is an unofficial confirmation that they will talk separately with the EU envoy for dialogue Miroslav Lajčak.
