BRUSSELS – The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will meet in Brussels on Aug. 18 to debate a flare-up of tensions between the neighbouring western Balkan nations, the European Union’s govt stated on Friday.
“The intention of the upcoming assembly … in Brussels is to maneuver the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade for that is one thing that may be very a lot wanted on the highest stage,” European Fee spokesperson Peter Stano advised a information briefing.
Tensions got here to a head final week after Kosovo stated it could oblige Serbs dwelling within the north of the nation and utilizing Serbian automobile licence plates to use for plates issued by Pristina establishments.
After protests, implementation of the order was delayed however strains stay between Serbia and Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia 14 years in the past.
Stano stated he couldn't anticipate the result of the talks in Brussels between Serbian president Aleksandr Vucic and Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
“It's already an important step that they're each coming to Brussels to debate the right way to transfer ahead and the right way to stop conditions that we've seen prior to now, a state of affairs of stagnation, of tensions, of not fixing open points,” he stated.
Kosovo has been recognised as an impartial state by greater than 100 international locations however not by Serbia.
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