Serbia remains committed to searching for a compromise in the dialogue with Kosovo as it will bring stability to the region and provide the countries with an opportunity to join the European Union, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday.
VIENNA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 31st August, 2018) Serbia remains committed to searching for a compromise in the dialogue with Kosovo as it will bring stability to the region and provide the countries with an opportunity to join the European Union, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday.
"Serbia remains committed to [searching for] a compromise between Pristina and Belgrade because that will bring stability to the region as well as open a path to the European Union for us but we are not sure yet when that will happen," Dacic said after arriving at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Vienna, in which foreign ministers of states seeking EU membership are also taking place.
Kosovo proclaimed its independence from Serbia in 2008, which over 100 UN member states officially recognized, while Serbia still considers Kosovo as its Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Normalization of relations between Serbia and Kosovo is a main precondition for their possible accession to the European Union.
In 2013, the Brussels Agreement on normalizing relations between Serbia and Kosovo was signed, which marked the beginning of cooperation. The European Union expects Belgrade and Pristina to reach the final agreement by spring 2019. The next meeting between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo's Preisdent Hashim Thaci under the mediation of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is scheduled for September 7.
