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On Tuesday in Brussels, the chief negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia held bilateral meetings with European Union officials.
But, there was no joint meeting between Kosovo, Serbia and the European Union.
There is still no information as to why a tripartite meeting did not take place, even though it had been announced.
In the past, in Brussels, the representatives of Kosovo and Serbia have had separate meetings with the EU Special Envoy for Dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak.
On Tuesday, the first meeting with Lajçak was held by Besnik Bislimi, Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo.
Shortly afterwards, Lajcak met with the Serbian delegation, led by Petar Petkovic.
After meetings with the two chief negotiators, Lajcak said the talks were “intensive” on a number of concrete topics.
The dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, mediated by the EU, started in 2011.
According to diplomatic sources, on Tuesday it was said that the issue of missing persons, that of car license plates and the issue of energy would be discussed.
Prior to the meetings, the Serbian side, according to Petkovic in an interview with Serbian state television, requested that the implementation of the agreement on the establishment of Association of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo and for holding Serbian elections in the territory of Kosovo.
Serbia holds snap parliamentary and presidential elections on April 3rd.
Kosovo institutions, unlike previous practice, have warned that they will not allow their organization in Kosovo.
The new round of talks on February 22 took place after a relatively long time without meetings, with the exception of those of experts on the issue of car license plates.
A transitional agreement was reached on this issue in the autumn of last year, but it was said that a long-term agreement should be reached within a period of six months.
Diplomatic sources in Brussels have warned that Tuesday’s meetings will be used to test whether there is sufficient readiness between the parties for a high-level meeting between Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
Both sides have said publicly that they are ready for such a meeting, but the EU has insisted that if it happens, there must be concrete results.
Earlier, EU Foreign and Security Policy spokesman Peter Stano, when asked about the possibility of a high-level dialogue meeting soon, said that “such a meeting will take place known at an appropriate time ”.
EU sources say that the summit will depend on the meeting at the level of chief negotiators, as well as the approximation of positions on some issues important to both parties./REL
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