“Implementation of the Brussels agreement related to the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina cannot solve all problems,” said British Ambassador in Belgrade, Denis Keefe, at the International Conference on the Role of Civil Society in normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina.
Keefe expressed hope that the cooperation between Belgrade and Pristina will also be improved in other fields. “Contribution of civil society is very important, in addition to economics, politics and cooperation at the national level,” said Keefe.
Ivan Vejvoda, Vice-President of the German Marshall Fund said that despite the fact that the official negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina began in 2011, civil society has never stopped to communicate. “There is no country that is isolated from its neighbours. And in order to make progress, each state need constructive criticism”, Vejvoda added, stressing importance of the freedom of media in the development of modern democratic society.
