UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s latest report on Kosovo stressed the importance of establishing the Community / Association of Serb Municipalities (ZSO). Ban welcomed the “continued progress” in Brussels dialogue and agreements that Belgrade and Pristina reached on 25 August, and in particular, he said, the agreement on the establishment of ZSO which, in his opinion, is the “foundation” of the Brussels agreement on the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, from April 2013.
“The establishment of the Community is an essential step towards the full implementation of the historic Brussels Agreement and the further improvement of life of the people in Kosovo,” Ban said in a regular report on the work of the UN Mission in Kosovo, which covers the period from 16 July to 15 October 2015.
With compliments to Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister on the leadership role in the process, Ban encouraged leaders in Pristina and Belgrade to “maintain the momentum and finish the statute of ZSO within the agreed timeframe, as well fast implementation of all agreements reached on 25 August.”
