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The European Union’s special envoy for dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, says a third meeting between the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia requires a constructive and peaceful atmosphere.
Lajcak told Radio Free Europe that dialogue is the only platform where Kosovo and Serbia are treated as equals.
The Sink process has not stalled, but is taking place mainly at the level of chief negotiators. We are discussing practical issues, with the main aim of preparing for the third meeting of the two leaders. But for that, we need a constructive atmosphere, we need a peaceful atmosphere. Unfortunately, we had the license plate crisis [të automjeteve], we have had situations that are not conducive to this atmosphere. We do not have the luxury of not talking, because this is the only platform where Kosovo and Serbia talk to each other and not to each other. without the normalization of relations, Kosovo and Serbia will not move forward on the European agenda, secondly, it will affect the regional atmosphere, because it is known that this is a regional thing.
Asked about the impression in Europe that there is only one obstacle between the parties, that of the Association of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo, Lajcak said that this is not true.
Miroslav Lajcak: No, that is not true. both sides, Kosovo and Serbia, have a list of commitments they have not fulfilled. This commitment is mentioned publicly, so there is this impression, because it has been talked about very publicly. But, of course we prefer to talk about these issues privately, this is how diplomacy is done. We do not want this to become a political instrument between the two sides.
Commenting on the situation in Ukraine, Lajcak says it must be understood that peace, stability and reconciliation are more important than ever.
We are here, he said, to promote a European solution, because we want to help accelerate the integration of Kosovo and Serbia into the European Union.
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