Informal consultations concerning Chapter 35 will be held in Brussels on Sept. 5 between the Belgrade delegation, which will be headed by the director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, and representatives of the European Commission's external relations office.

The Office for Kosovo and Metohija told Beta that, after the fulfilment of obligations assumed in the fields of telecommunications and energy and in the creation of the draft statute of the Community of Serbian Municipalities, the picture regarding the report on Chapter 35 will be clearer.

"We believe that then, those who sit on this body (the European Commission) will draw the maximum in their report. Still, the final decision on the opening of a chapter is up to the member countries. We expect that the efforts Serbia has made and is making regarding normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina, the responsible approach to the dialog and problems in Kosovo and Metohiija, will be valued in a positive way," read the statement by the Office.