The return of displaced persons to Kosovo as a main theme was discussed at the first regional conference in Skopje, organized by the International Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). A large number of senior officials from Belgrade, Pristina, Podgorica and Skopje attended the conference.

Press release of the Ministry for Return announced that the OSCE representatives, who organized the meeting, have said that the aim of the conference is finding lasting solutions for the sensitive issues of return.

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric said that this is the right way "to come to grips when it comes to addressing the issue of return."

Djuric said that the Serbian government has predicted more funds when it comes to the return of displaced persons to Kosovo and ensuring their survival.

Representative of the European Union Office in Kosovo Stefano Gnocchi said that the issue of the return of displaced was important issue for the EU, and that the EU has allocated significant resources for its solution.

Minister for Communities and Returns Dalibor Jevtic said that the goal of this regional conference was to join forces in the process of return, because only that way massive return of displaced could be reached, which has been at the discouraging level.

The regional conference continues today. It was concluded, during yesterday’s panel discussion, that concrete conclusions would be made in order to raise the return to a higher level.