European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen called on Serbia and Kosovo to return to dialogue and noted that the Ohrid Agreement, reached in February and March, was a basis for reconciliation.

Addressing a media conference in Tirana ahead of the Berlin Process Summit due to begin on Monday, Von der Leyen said it is very important that both Kosovo and Serbia return to the table to normalize their relationship, adding that this is the only way and that the right place for this is the European Union (EU)-facilitated dialogue.

This is the path to the future, as Kosovo and Serbia will be part of the European Union, so reconciliation, cooperation, commitment are absolutely necessary and the place to do this is the EU dialogue, said the EC President.