EU officials: Agreement good news for region and EU
EU high officials welcomed on Friday the historic agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, and underscored that this is good news for the region and the EU.
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On his Twitter profile, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy congratulated the two sides on the efforts they invested in the dialogue.
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso also congratulated the leaders of the two sides on the historic agreement and High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on her outstanding efforts.
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz also welcomed 'the long-expected agreement' and qualified it as a big step ahead after long and intense talks. This is good news for the region and the EU, Schulz said on his Twitter profile.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that both sides will have full support of Brussels on their EU path.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina is a step forward and NATO is prepared to support its implementation. Accord means big step forward for regional peace and stability and gives new momentum for region's EuroAtlantic integration, Rasmussen wrote on Twitter.
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Suzana Grubjesic stated on Friday that Belgrade made a difficult but the only right statesmanlike decision in Brussels.
The initial agreement proposal of Belgrade and Pristina guarantees safety for Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija, which was an imperative for Belgrade, and it opens room for further dialogue on key issues such as the protection of Serbia's cultural heritage, Serb property and the Republic of Serbia in Kosovo.
The preparation of the initial agreement proposal between Belgrade and Pristina is a major, even historic, breakthrough of top officials in the search for a sustainable solution for Kosovo issue, caucus whip of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Branko Ruzic said in the parliament.
Aleksandar Vulin, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo, said that a proposal text was harmonized between Belgrade and Pristina on Friday, but an agreement will not be signed before the Serbian government and other competent bodies voice their opinion.
"Today, the final proposal was harmonized, and the Serbian government and other competent bodies need to have their say on the document. Until they do, no agreement has been signed," Vulin told Tanjug.
The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) will discuss the initial agreement proposal which the Serbian delegation prepared in Brussels during the SNS Main Board scheduled for April 21.
The agreement reached in Brussels ends a difficult period for Serbia, President of the Union of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) Istvan Pastor said on Friday, adding that the Belgrade delegation had achieved its maximum and that the SVM members of the parliament would support the document.
"The agreement ends a difficult period in an official and personal sense, and we can hope for new opportunities to live better as a country and individuals in the future," he told The press.
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso also congratulated the leaders of the two sides on the historic agreement and High EU Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on her outstanding efforts.
President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz also welcomed 'the long-expected agreement' and qualified it as a big step ahead after long and intense talks. This is good news for the region and the EU, Schulz said on his Twitter profile.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that both sides will have full support of Brussels on their EU path.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina is a step forward and NATO is prepared to support its implementation. Accord means big step forward for regional peace and stability and gives new momentum for region's EuroAtlantic integration, Rasmussen wrote on Twitter.
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Suzana Grubjesic stated on Friday that Belgrade made a difficult but the only right statesmanlike decision in Brussels.
The initial agreement proposal of Belgrade and Pristina guarantees safety for Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija, which was an imperative for Belgrade, and it opens room for further dialogue on key issues such as the protection of Serbia's cultural heritage, Serb property and the Republic of Serbia in Kosovo.
The preparation of the initial agreement proposal between Belgrade and Pristina is a major, even historic, breakthrough of top officials in the search for a sustainable solution for Kosovo issue, caucus whip of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) Branko Ruzic said in the parliament.
Aleksandar Vulin, the head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo, said that a proposal text was harmonized between Belgrade and Pristina on Friday, but an agreement will not be signed before the Serbian government and other competent bodies voice their opinion.
"Today, the final proposal was harmonized, and the Serbian government and other competent bodies need to have their say on the document. Until they do, no agreement has been signed," Vulin told Tanjug.
The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) will discuss the initial agreement proposal which the Serbian delegation prepared in Brussels during the SNS Main Board scheduled for April 21.
The agreement reached in Brussels ends a difficult period for Serbia, President of the Union of Vojvodina Hungarians (SVM) Istvan Pastor said on Friday, adding that the Belgrade delegation had achieved its maximum and that the SVM members of the parliament would support the document.
"The agreement ends a difficult period in an official and personal sense, and we can hope for new opportunities to live better as a country and individuals in the future," he told The press.
