Jan 18, 2024. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
The European Union has asked Serbia to allow the visits of Kosovo officials to the three municipalities in the south of Serbia, which are announced in accordance with the agreement reached in the dialogue about mutual visits.
The bloc has requested that Kosovo respect this agreement in the same way.
The EU's
reaction comes after Kosovo's Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, was
denied permission to visit the Presevo Valley – the southern municipalities in
Serbia: Presevo, Medvegja and Bujanoc – at the beginning of January.
"The
visit of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla, to Serbia
was announced in accordance with the dialogue agreement on official visits.
Therefore, Serbia had to allow it and it [visit;] to be realized", said in
a response of Peter Stano, spokesperson of the EU for foreign affairs and
security.
Stano also
said that "the EU continues to invite both sides to fully, and
unconditionally, implement all the agreements reached in the dialogue,
including the agreements on official visits and freedom of movement".
"All
disagreements must be resolved through dialogue. The EU remains ready to
facilitate discussions for the parties to find a solution", said the EU
spokesperson.
(Albanian media)
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