Presidents to participate at 1 February meeting in Brussels (Lajmi.net)
The second round of the high level discussions between Kosovo and Serbia will be held on Wednesday.
Mogherini invites Vucic and Mustafa to visit Brussels on February 1. (Beta/Kosev)
On Jan. 28, High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini invited the Serbian and Kosovo prime ministers to attend a new round of talks in Brussels, on Feb. 1. The meeting to be attended by Prime Ministers Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa is the follow-up to a Jan. 24 meeting in Brussels, attended by Vucic and Mustafa, as well as the Serbian and Kosovo presidents, resulting in an agreement to lower tensions.
O'Connell considers Kosovo and Serbia should continue dialogue (media)
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Kosovo, Ruairi O’Connell, considers that Kosovo and Serbia should continue with the dialogue mediated by the European Union. In an interview for Radio Kosova, O’Connell said that he does not believe the recently increased tensions between Kosovo and Serbia could lead to a new conflict. “I am very pleased that the Presidents and the Prime Ministers, as far as I know, agreed to lower tensions and this is very important,” O’Connell said.
Mogherini: Pristina and Belgrade to work on unresolved issues (RTK)
During the press conference on additional measures for managing migration along the Central Mediterranean route, ahead of the Malta Summit, the EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, answered also on the questions how she sees the follow-up of Tuesday’s talks between Pristina and Belgrade, if there are some concrete plans for follow-up and why did she issue an additional statement the next morning regretting that not everybody respected the spirit of the agreement to refrain from comments and leave the tensions behind.
Haradinaj: Dialogue only if Serbia recognises Kosovo (Koha)
Thaci: Serbia arming Serbs in the north (DW)
Jevtić: The last round of dialogue was important for peace and stability (Tanjug, RTS)
Jevtić told Tanjug that peace and stability have no alternative, and the meeting from last night and the continuation of the dialogue in Brussels were of great importance for peace and stability in Kosovo.
Belgrade and Pristina agree to continue high level meetings (media)
Brussels dialogue continues amid increased tensions (KOSOVO 2.0)
KOSOVO 2.0 has published an opinion piece by Eraldin Fazliu who notes that after weeks of tense relations between Kosovo and Serbia, both parties will today sit down in Brussels to continue the EU-mediated dialogue process. Discussions will take place at the highest level, with presidents Hashim Thaci and Tomislav Nikolic joining prime ministers Isa Mustafa and Aleksandar Vucic in today’s meeting.