A NEW round of dialogue at the highest political level is being held today in Ohrid, where the main topic is the European plan for the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, the Prime Minister, so-called Kosovo’s Aljbin Kurti, head of European diplomacy Josep Borelj and EU envoy for dialogue Miroslav Lajčak.
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President Vučić said that it is not a fateful day, and that he does not plan to sign anything. He added that he does not deviate from his previously stated position – that there will be no recognition of the so-called of Kosovo, as well as that Serbia will not allow Pristina’s membership in the UN.
Vučić’s address is expected
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will address the citizens of Serbia after the meetings held in Ohrid.
Trilateral meeting concluded
EU spokesman Peter Stano announced on Twitter that the trilateral meeting has ended and that Borelj’s address is expected.
The talks entered the eleventh hour
The meeting with the European representatives started at ten o’clock. After the negotiations, President Vučić’s address is expected.
Talks started at ten o’clock
The meeting with European representatives entered the eleventh hour. After the negotiations, President Vučić’s address is expected.
ESCOBAR: The focus is not on signing
The US special envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, said today in Ohrid that he expects the finalization of the annex for the implementation of the Agreement on the Normalization of Relations between Belgrade and Pristina.
– We are not focused on signing, but on finalizing the agreement – said Escobar in an interview with Radio Free Europe, as reported by Tanjug.
Trilateral meeting continued
The first part of the trilateral meeting between the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the Prime Minister of Pristina’s temporary institutions, Aljbin Kurti, with European mediators, the head of EU diplomacy, Giuseppe Borella, and the EU representative for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajcak, ended after a little over an hour. After the break, the talks continued, reports kosovo-online.
Trilateral meeting started
A trilateral meeting between Borelj, Vučić and Kurti began in Ohrid.
Borelj and Lajcak’s meeting with Kurti began
The meeting of the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borelj, and the EU Special Representative for the Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajčak, began in Ohrid with the Prime Minister of Pristina’s temporary institutions, Aljbin Kurti.
Previously, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić met with Borelj and Lajčak. After Borelj and Lajcak’s meeting with Kurti, a trilateral meeting is planned. A new round of dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is taking place today in Ohrid with the mediation of the EU.
Vučić met with Borelja and Lajčak
The bilateral meeting of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Jozep Borelj and EU Special Representative for Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajčak began in Ohrid.
The prime minister of the temporary institutions of Pristina, Aljbin Kurti, is scheduled to meet with Borelja and Lajcak, and a trilateral meeting is planned after that.
President Vučić spoke with Kovačevski
The President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovačevski.
– I thanked my friend Dimitar Kovačevski for the fact that, as a good host, he wants to contribute to the constructive continuation of the dialogue – he writes on the Instagram account of the President of Serbia.
Borelj: The eyes of the EU and the Western Balkans are on Ohrid today
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borelj, said that the eyes of the EU and the Western Balkans are focused on Ohrid today.
– After intensive shuttle diplomacy between Belgrade and Pristina, we will discuss with the President of Serbia and Aljbin Kurti the implementation of the annex – an integral part of the Agreement on the way to normalizing relations – Borelj wrote on Twitter.
Vučić arrived in Ohrid
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić arrived in Ohrid, where a high-level meeting will be held today as part of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
Around 9:20, President Vučić should arrive at Villa Ohrid, where the meeting will be held.
Previously, Vučić will meet with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovačevski.
A meeting between Kovačevski and the president of the temporary institutions of Pristina, Aljbin Kurti, is currently underway in Ohrid.
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