The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Aljbin Kurti, said this evening after a new round of dialogue in Brussels, that Kosovo and Serbia accepted the European proposal for an agreement and that he asked to be signed, but that the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, did not accept it.
“Today we had a constructive meeting in Brussels, which was a confirmation that the European proposal is acceptable and without changes. I said earlier that it is a good basis for further discussions and a solid basis for progress,” Kurti said.
“We are on a good, one-way path to the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia and for good neighborly relations,” Kurti said.
Speaking about the formation of the Community of Municipalities with a Serbian majority, Kurti said that it is mentioned in the 10th article of the agreement.
He said there was no need for him to interpret it when everyone would be able to read it, as the text of the agreement would soon be published.
“It is an agreement that fully establishes the equality of the parties, it is an agreement of symmetry, good neighborliness and cooperation in the future, always in a democratic and European way. I did not sign the agreement because the other party was not willing to sign. I expressed my willingness and interest in signing this text That would not be the first text of the agreement signed by the Prime Minister of Kosovo and the representative of Serbia,” Kurti said.
He added that he and Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, together with four prime ministers of other countries, signed three agreements.
“I think it’s a shame that it wasn’t signed today, because we agreed on the plan. The agreement should have been signed, but the Serbian side refused, even though it accepted the agreement,” he said.
A meeting between Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić was held in Brussels today, which was mediated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Joseph Borelj.
Borelj said that Vučić and Kurti agreed that no further discussions on the EU proposal were necessary.
Vučić stated after the meeting that he insisted on the necessity of implementing all previous agreements, but that Kurti was not ready to accept it now.
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said this evening in Brussels that in the new round of dialogue with Pristina, he insisted on the necessity of implementing all previous agreements, but that the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Aljbin Kurti, was not ready to accept that now.
“We should see each other on March 18 in North Macedonia, then Borelj will be visiting the region, and until then we will talk with Lajčak about matters for implementation. The EU announcement will mention the necessity of implementing all previous agreements, I insisted on To the community of Serbian municipalities. Kurti was not ready to accept that now, and we will see if he will be ready in the future,” Vučić said.
He expressed the hope that it is possible for the two sides to “achieve some kind of compromises”, but added that he “is afraid that they may remain stuck in something that was signed a long time ago and should have been fulfilled a long time ago”.
“Of all the big stories, nothing special, but it is good and important that we talked, I believe that we will be able to overcome unilateral moves that would endanger the safety of people on the ground and I hope that we will be able to work on what we called the implementation of previous agreements” , Vucic added.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borell, said this evening in Brussels, after a new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, that the leaders of the two sides agreed that no further talks are needed on the EU’s proposal to normalize relations, but that additional negotiations are needed on implementation modalities.
After a joint meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti, Borell told reporters that “both leaders have shown responsible behavior and willingness to seek solutions” and announced that EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčak will continue shuttle diplomacy between Belgrade and Pristina.
