Stano: Lajcak did not fail

He said that Lajcak did a good job but added that the lesson learned from the talks to date was that no one can force the two sides to negotiate if they don’t want to. Stano said that the two sides refused compromise solutions.

Stano said that the importance attached to the negotiations by the EU is reflected in the fact that the High Representative appointed a special representative for the job.

According to Stano, Lajcak managed to get an agreement which Belgrade and Pristina did not sign. He added that this was not about signatures because the agreement is legally binding and has become an integral part of the negotiating framework for both Serbia and Kosovo.