
The special envoys of the United States and the European Union, Gabriel Escobar and Miroslav Lajcak, together with the advisers of French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni are expected to stay today in Kosovo and Serbia.
The diplomatic body will continue its efforts to promote talks between the parties for the normalization of relations between them in the light of the European proposal known as the Franco-German initiative.
Among other things, the proposal aims to ensure the implementation of all the agreements so far reached in the talks mediated by the European Union.
Kosovo is currently facing international pressure in order to take steps to implement the agreement on the Association of Serb-majority municipalities, one of the most discussed issues and rumored to be key to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.
Western diplomats are asking Kosovo to draw up a proposal for the functioning of this association.
The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said last week in Vienna that the issue of the Association can be addressed within the framework of an agreement for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia. He said that the Constitution of Kosovo has given many privileges to the Serbian minority based on the plan of the former United Nations envoy for the status of Kosovo, Martti Ahtisaari.
Yesterday, in an interview by REL speaking a day before the visit of five international diplomats to Kosovo, the advisor of DASH said that this is an important moment and expresses the hope that there will be progress in the dialogue process for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
He added that the Association of Serb-majority municipalities in Kosovo should be formed, but stressed that "the Association in the form of Republika Srpska is a red line that the US will not allow."
Kosovo and Serbia have started negotiations for the normalization of relations in 2011, with the mediation of the European Union. The negotiation process is expected to end with legally binding agreements.
Although Kosovo states that this agreement should include mutual recognition, Serbia does not accept, insisting on a compromise solution.