Serbia will not have a negotiating position for Chapter 35, which deals in the negotiations with the EU with the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. This chapter does not replace the dialogue on the normalization of relations and therefore there is no need for a negotiating position.

The Chapter 35 will most likely be the first one to open in the negotiations between Serbia and the EU, which, according to all indications and from Brussels and Belgrade, should begin by the end of the year.

Next round of the negotiation trio Mogherini-Vučić-Mustafa, set for 13 October, would be a working dinner, not a classical round of the dialogue carried out so far in Brussels. This will be an opportunity  for making it clear what would be the deadline for Pristina to establish the Association/Community of Serb municipalities (A/CSM), considering that Kosovo politicians are making all possible efforts to ‘buy time’ and postpone its establishment for the next year.

Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, met in Brussels with the new EU Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey, from the EU’s Foreign Service, Angelina Eichhrost, successor of Fernando Gentilini.

The intention of the meeting was assessment of the floe and results of the Brussels dialogue during the last period. They both agreed that significant achievements have been made, and that EU gave a major contribution by mediating the discussions between Pristina and Belgrade.

Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, wrote on his Facebook page that Kosovo should become member of the international organizations, and it should be recognized by the five European Union countries. He added that Kosovo people deserve freedom of movement, without limits of visa regime. “Support for many other recognitions is required. Faster economic development could be reached only through political and diplomatic cooperation with other countries,” wrote Mustafa.

Director of the Office for EU Integration Ksenija Milenkovic voiced expectation on Tuesday that Chapters 35 and 32, relating to Kosovo and financial control, will be opened as part of Serbia's EU membership talks by the end of this year.

We expect that Chapters 23 and 24, on judiciary and security, will be opened soon after that, Milenkovic said at the opening of the International Scientific Conference: "Serbia and the European Union - Preparations for Negotiations on Chapter 23 and 24."

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, is participating at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Thaci said that Kosovo is a few weeks away from UNESCO’s voting for its membership and from other processes such as positive assessment for visa liberalization.

Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, said that Kosovo has proved seriousness in the dialogue with Serbia and implementation of the agreements.

According to her, it is now the turn of the European Union  to reward Kosovo and to sign without delay the Stabilization Association Agreement and to make the decision on visa liberalization.

She made these comments during a meeting with the Swedish Ambassador for Kosovo, Albania and FYROM, Mats Staffansson.

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was "extremely concerned" about the treatment of migrants and refugees in Europe and called for compassion ahead of a European Union summit on the crisis.

Ban appealed "to all EU leaders to show leadership and compassion" when they meet on Wednesday, said his spokesman in a statement.

Brussels-based correspondent Augustin Palokaj writes in his opinion piece that throughout its history, the European Union has found ways to overcome numerous divisions. “More recently, it even passed the biggest test so far, how to save Greece from bankruptcy. But the next challenge, a common European response to the refugee crisis, has caused so much accusations and counter-accusations between the member states, that it has shaken the very foundations of the European Union built on the principle of solidarity between the member states,” Palokaj writes.

Kosovo’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Petrit Selimi, said in an interview for TV Dukagjini, that according to information of the Kosovar diplomacy, the Stabilization/Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Kosovo will be signed in October. Selimi said he is fully confident that this year Kosovo will be an official candidate for membership in the Council of Europe. Selimi added that this year Kosovo was recognized by three countries. “These are sovereign states. The Kosovar diplomacy has had diverse priorities.