Lajcak: Some gaps bridged, discussions to be continued soon

BRUSSELS - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, said on Thursday "some gaps" between proposals by the two parties had been bridged in a new round of the Brussels dialogue earlier in the day and that he planned to continue the discussions soon based on EU ideas for compromise.

In a post on the social media network X, Lajcak wrote that he had hosted another discussion with the chief negotiators of Belgrade and Pristina, Petar Petkovic and Besnik Bislimi, on a "temporary solution" for people affected by a decision by the so-called Kosovo's central bank to ban the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija.

"We managed to bridge some gaps between the proposals of the two Parties. I plan to continue our discussions soon based on the EU’s ideas for compromise," he added.

Speaking to reporters after the discussions, Petkovic said Belgrade's delegation had tabled a balanced, compromise proposal for solving the issue of cash operations in Kosovo-Metohija but that Pristina had shown no willingness for that.