Fifth round of Belgrade-Priština talks continues

Source: Beta

BRUSSELS -- Serbia and Kosovo’s Prime Ministers Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci continued the fifth round of talks in Brussels today.

Hashim Thaci, Catherine Ashton and Ivica Dačić (Beta, file)

The talks are mediated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.
The new round of talks, which is focusing on northern Kosovo and Serbian institutions in the province, started on Tuesday in Brussels.

According to well-informed sources from the EU, northern Kosovo and proposals of the two sides as to how to find a solution for withdrawal of Serbian police (MUP), judicial organs and for establishment of the institutional autonomy for a community of Serb municipalities was the main topic of yesterday’s meeting between Dačić, Ashton and Thaci.

Dačić, Ashton and Thaci did not give any statements after the meeting on Tuesday.

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso told Thaci at a separate meeting that the results of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue and especially this round were of utmost importance for relations of Serbia and Kosovo with the EU.

Dačić and Thaci first met under Ashton’s auspices in October 2012 in Brussels.