Ashton believes agreement is close at hand
High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton expressed the belief on Monday that the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina is close at hand but she warned that the agreement will not be easy to reach.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Monday, April 01, 2013
Ahead of the Tuesday round of the eighth round of the Belgrade-Pristina talks in Brussels with the EU as the mediator, spokeswoman of the high EU representative Maja Kocijancic read out the message to reporters in which Ashton expressed the belief that the agreement is close at hand although it will not be easy to reach.
In her note, Ashton said that she saw the commitment and determination of both sides to reach an agreement at the very first meeting between Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovo counterpart Hasim Taci in her cabinet.
When the process began, everyone knew it would be difficult and that it would call for strong political leadership, she noted.
The EU representative commended both the ruling and opposition parties in Belgrade and Pristina which so far backed prime ministers and expressed the belief that the support will be offered on Tuesday as well.
Ashton expressed the belief that the delegations attending the Brussels talks on Tuesday are doing this in the best interest of the people they are representing and for a better future for all of them. We must not let this chance slip, she noted.
Serbia's top officials conferred on Monday ahead of the new round of talks on the minimum Serbian requests and the members of the delegation, and they decided that First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will be a part of the delegation.
In her note, Ashton said that she saw the commitment and determination of both sides to reach an agreement at the very first meeting between Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and his Kosovo counterpart Hasim Taci in her cabinet.
When the process began, everyone knew it would be difficult and that it would call for strong political leadership, she noted.
The EU representative commended both the ruling and opposition parties in Belgrade and Pristina which so far backed prime ministers and expressed the belief that the support will be offered on Tuesday as well.
Ashton expressed the belief that the delegations attending the Brussels talks on Tuesday are doing this in the best interest of the people they are representing and for a better future for all of them. We must not let this chance slip, she noted.
Serbia's top officials conferred on Monday ahead of the new round of talks on the minimum Serbian requests and the members of the delegation, and they decided that First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will be a part of the delegation.
