Lajcak: We discussed steps for implementation of normalisation agreement

BELGRADE - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Tuesday his meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic earlier in the day had addressed the way forward in the dialogue and the steps necessary to implement an agreement on normalisation of relations.

"After my visit to Kosovo, I also travelled to Belgrade to prepare for this week’s meeting of Chief negotiators. With President Vucic and Petar Petkovic, I discussed the way forward in the Dialogue and necessary next steps to implement the Agreement on the Path to Normalisation," Lajcak wrote in a post on his X account.

At the meeting, Vucic noted that Serbia was always ready for dialogue and respect of everything that had been signed and agreed, and reiterated Serbia was advocating de-escalation, peace and stability, which he said were necessary to ensure a survival of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija, the presidential press office said in a statement.

Vucic insisted on the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities and other important topics as part of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue were discussed as well.