For EU, talks are over
Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade Predrag Simic said on Wednesday that as far as the EU is concerned, the job relating to the negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina is done, adding that if the talks continue, that will probably be under the baton of Washington.
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He says for Radio-Television of Serbia that the sides have gone a long way for a short time, so some time is needed for the public in Serbia and Pristina to adjust to this situation.
"As for Serbia, such outcome of the talks does not instill much hope that a report (of the European Commission) would be positive to the extent needed for the Commission to recommend the country for getting a starting date for EU entry talks. That complicates the situation," Simic underlined.
He adds that if the situation is considered realistically, one could not have expected a miracle in Brussels, but something moved forward, so meetings between politicians of Belgrade and Pristina could be expected.
"I think that we would have meetings of politicians from Pristina and Belgrade in the coming days, and maybe we will activate liaison officers," Simic said.
Simic adds that Pristina is unyielding because Washington takes the stand that it does not want another Republika Srpska (one of the two entities in Bosnia-Herzegovina) in the Balkans.
Director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations Dusan Janjic stated on Wednesday that Serbia will not get a precise starting date for the EU accession talks in June.
Serbia will get a recommendation, and this date will be confirmed in December, and both sides will be called on to continue the preparations for the talks, Janjic said for Belgrade-based TV Pink.
After the end of the eighth round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on Kosovo in Brussels, Janjic said that regardless of the announcement of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton that the political part of the talks is over, the dialogue will be continued.
Janjic said that he assumes that the talks will be continued only by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Taci, and that April 2, which was presented to the public as the deadline, was not the closing date.
"They will have meetings by April 15," Janjic said.
"As for Serbia, such outcome of the talks does not instill much hope that a report (of the European Commission) would be positive to the extent needed for the Commission to recommend the country for getting a starting date for EU entry talks. That complicates the situation," Simic underlined.
He adds that if the situation is considered realistically, one could not have expected a miracle in Brussels, but something moved forward, so meetings between politicians of Belgrade and Pristina could be expected.
"I think that we would have meetings of politicians from Pristina and Belgrade in the coming days, and maybe we will activate liaison officers," Simic said.
Simic adds that Pristina is unyielding because Washington takes the stand that it does not want another Republika Srpska (one of the two entities in Bosnia-Herzegovina) in the Balkans.
Director of the Forum for Ethnic Relations Dusan Janjic stated on Wednesday that Serbia will not get a precise starting date for the EU accession talks in June.
Serbia will get a recommendation, and this date will be confirmed in December, and both sides will be called on to continue the preparations for the talks, Janjic said for Belgrade-based TV Pink.
After the end of the eighth round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on Kosovo in Brussels, Janjic said that regardless of the announcement of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton that the political part of the talks is over, the dialogue will be continued.
Janjic said that he assumes that the talks will be continued only by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovo Prime Minister Hasim Taci, and that April 2, which was presented to the public as the deadline, was not the closing date.
"They will have meetings by April 15," Janjic said.
