Vucic yet to decide on Brussels trip

Vucic's office could not specify when and in what form the consultations will be made. "Vucic has confidence in Dacic, and he will discuss his possible participation in the talks with the Serbian president and the prime minister. In principle, Vucic believes that it is not necessary for him to go to Brussels," the office stated. In the meantime, it has been confirmed that Vucic has received an invitation from Washington and the U.S. to engage more in talks on Kosovo. Citing international diplomatic circles, Belgrade-based daily reported that the U.S. has already had contacts with the Serbian Presidency with regard to that, while Vucic has been told that EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Affairs Catherine Ashton would like to see him taking part in the next round in Brussels. The press learned at Vucic's office that the essence is more important to him than the form of the meeting, i.e. participants. "The content of these talks and whether something could be achieved for the Serbian people are more important to Aleksandar Vucic than who would be political participants of the talks," the first deputy prime minister's office said. US not in position to invite dialogue participants The United States supports the dialogue on Kosovo, but it is not in the position to invite any participants or representatives to take part in the talks, the US Embassy in Belgrade told on Thursday, commenting on media reports that Washington has invited First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic to engage more in the process. The governments of Serbia and Kosovo choose their representatives and negotiators on their own and we support them in their efforts to achieve a mutually acceptable agreement, Press Attaché at the US Embassy Stephen Stark said. He added that the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is led by the EU. Belgrade media reported today that Washington and Brussels have sent an invitation to Vucic to join the talks during the eight round scheduled to take place in Brussels on April 2. The US hopes that Serbia and Kosovo will make use of the dialogue and resolve disagreements and normalize mutual relations, Stark said. We believe that it is now possible to make such an agreement, he added. Asked if, nonetheless, the US has invited Vucic to take part in the dialogue, he reiterated that the country is not in the position to invite anyone. We support the Serbian government, but it is on it to choose its representatives and negotiators, he concluded. Ashton would like to see Vucic join dialogue The European Union is not deciding on the composition of Belgrade's and Pristina's delegations in the dialogue between them, but EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton would be delighted to see Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic getting involved in the process, The press has learned in Brussels. The dialogue is being led by the two prime ministers and they are deciding on the composition of the delegations, Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for Ashton, has told. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton has not sent Vucic a written invitation to take part in the talks but would be very happy to see him come together with Dacic, shee added. Belgrade media reported Thursday that Brussels and Washington have urged Deputy Prime Minister Vucic to become more personally involved in the process. The United States is supporting the dialogue on Kosovo, but it is not in a position to call on anybody to take part in the talks. Vucic will decide whether he will join the talks with Pristina on April 2 after relelvant consultations with President Nikolic and Prime Minister Dacic, but he believes, in principle, that his presence in Brussels is not necessary, The press has learned at the office of the deputy prime minister.