Lajcak on Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: We hoped for a better outcome

“I spent the last week in Brussels, where together with my team, we prepared for Thursday's High-Level Dialogue meeting hosted by EU HR/VP Josep Borrell. As already expressed in the press remarks by the HRVP, we hoped for a better outcome,” Lajcak wrote on Facebook in his report for the past week.

He said it was good to look back and reflect on the past couple of days before jumping into “the whirlwind of the high level week of the UN General Assembly.”

“The state of play in the Dialogue, together with the tense situation in the north of Kosovo, will be a subject of upcoming strategic discussions with our US and European partners to determine our next steps,” Lajcak wrote.

He said he addressed the ambassadors of EU member states in Brussels after the high-level meeting and that he was grateful for their interest in the Dialogue and for their strong support.

Lajcak said he also met with the Director of Political Affairs and External Relations of the Council of Europe Miroslav Papa, whom he updated on the Dialogue.

“I appreciate the interesting exchange about the developments in the Council of Europe and the confirmation of our continuous cooperation in promoting European standards in the Western Balkans,” said Lajcak.