EU: European path of both Kosovo, Serbia goes through normalisation of their relations

“The EU expresses full support to the efforts of High Representative Josep Borrell in his capacity as Facilitator of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, as well as to EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák, and reminds the Parties that the European path of both Kosovo and Serbia goes through the EU-facilitated Dialogue and through the normalization of their relations,” reads the statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on expectations from Serbia and Kosovo, Report informs.

The EU expressed its concern over the lack of implementation by the Parties of their commitments under the Agreement on the Path to Normalisation and its Implementation Annex, which both Parties agreed to earlier this year, and which are binding on them and play a role in the European path of the Parties.

The EU recalled the importance of swiftly holding early local elections in the north of Kosovo to help defuse the tensions: “The quickest solution to enable the calling of the elections is necessary. We encourage Kosovo Serbs to fully engage in the electoral process and publicly state their unconditional participation.”