Belgrade and Pristina conduct a dialogue on normalization of relations, and within it an agreement on forming the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities should be implemented without further delays, EU Commission Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told Tanjug news agency, adding that the work on a new phase of a dialogue, necessary for a legally binding agreement commenced in parallel.
The Brussels dialogue would no longer make sense if the parliament in Pristina adopts the Kosovo government's proposed platform for dialogue with Belgrade.
However, that does not mean the Serbian side would leave the dialogue at the EU headquarters, learns unofficially Belgrade based daily Politika from the Serbian Presidency.
Serbia should insist on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities, and European institutions under whose auspices Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is held, should clearly support this legitimate request, Ambassador of Spain to Serbia, Miguel Fuertes Suarez told Tanjug news agency.
Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has described statements saying that the ZSO would be formed in accordance with Kosovo's laws as "ridiculous."
Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Thursday in Belgrade with Director for South Central European Affairs at the US Department of State Matthew Palmer.
Eight per cent of those who took part in the poll said they supported recognizing Kosovo; seven per cent want all negotiations to be abandoned, while six per cent think Belgrade should withdraw its signature from the Brussels agreement, Tanjug reports.
A Faktor Plus poll commissioned by the Belgrade based news agency Tanjug shows that an almost equal number of respondents support and oppose continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, reports Serbian media.
According to the Serbian national broadcaster, EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini would arrive to Belgrade this afternoon.
She is scheduled to meet the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the topic would be continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina agreement. Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, announced today at a press conference that an EU representative would arrive to Belgrade, RTS reported.The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia are to restart the stalled negotiation process between the two governments in Brussels on Friday, almost seven months after they last met.