Lajcak: Situation in north Kosovo remains fragile

BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak says the situation in the north of Kosovo-Metohija remains fragile despite steps to deescalate tensions.

"Regrettably, despite the existence of clear steps to successfully deescalate tensions, the situation remains fragile," Lajcak wrote in a Facebook post.

"I spent the last couple of days in Brussels, where my team and I have been working closely with our international partners to coordinate our next steps in addressing the ongoing crisis in the north of Kosovo.

Glad about the interest of the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, who invited me together with the Director-General of DG-NEAR Gert Jan Koopman for a joint discussion about the situation, the latest developments in the Dialogue and our efforts to lower the tensions on the ground in the north of Kosovo," he added.