Lajcak: Progress on some issues

Lajcak said in an X post that he hosted the latest round of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue with the head of the Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo Petar Petkovic and Kosovo deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi.

"Our discussions were helpful to make progress on a number of issues on our agenda," he wrote.

An N1 reporter in Brussels said that according to off the record sources, Lajcak discussed the draft statute of the Community of Serb Municipalities (CSM) with the two negotiators. That was confirmed by Petkovic who said that his delegation included experts who spoke about all aspects of the statute which he termed the backbone of the CSM.

Bislimi told reporters after the meetings that Kosovo can’t implement the statute if an agreement isn’t signed which creates an obligation for Belgrade and added that Lajcak thinks an energy agreement is close to being signed as early as next week.

Today, I hosted the Chief negotiators of Kosovo @BislimiBesnik and Serbia @PetkovicPetar for a round of Dialogue meetings in Brussels. Our discussions were helpful to make progress on a number of issues on our agenda. pic.twitter.com/4zpkH0wbrM

— Miroslav Lajčák (@MiroslavLajcak) November 16, 2023

Today, I hosted the Chief negotiators of Kosovo @BislimiBesnik and Serbia @PetkovicPetar for a round of Dialogue meetings in Brussels. Our discussions were helpful to make progress on a number of issues on our agenda. pic.twitter.com/4zpkH0wbrM