Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue, Edita Tahiri, told BIRN Pristina “plans to discuss the border demarcation between the two states, Kosovo and Serbia, in 2016”. 

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After meetings of the expert teams of Belgrade and Pristina with the delegation of the European Union, which will be held for ten days, will be known what will be the topics of discussion between the Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, the end of January in Brussels.

Valon Murtezaj, advisor to the Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, told the news site that during the upcoming political talks with Serbia, Kosovo side will be prudent about what to discuss and when to go to the meetings.  "The continuation of dialogue will have some difficulties in the first place because of Serbia's destructive behavior.

Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Marko Djuric says that negotiations with Pristina will continue in 2016 and that issues relating to the position of Serbs should be resolved in a sustainable way.

In a meeting with political representatives of Serbs in Kosovo, Djuric noted, speaking about the plans for 2016, that Serbia would strive to table the topics that Pristina had refused to discuss so far, which relate to the position of Serbs, their property, rights and quality of life.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic told Radio Belgrade that Serbia "will do everything to, by 2018 or 2019, complete the negotiations with the EU so the organization can make a political decision on Serbia's full membership.

Dacic says that progress on all other chapters will depend on the progress made in chapter 35, which concerns normalization of relations with Pristina; he says " the problem is that it is not clear even to European Union what all implies this chapter.

The leader of the Vetevenodsje Movement, Visar Ymeri, spoke regarding the Brussels dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade. He said that the relations between Kosovo and Serbia can be normalized only if there is a reciprocal recognition of statehood.

Kosovo’s Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hashim Thaci, said today during the meeting of the government that the ruling of the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of the Association/Community of Serb-majority municipalities, will be respected. “We will respect the decision of the Constitutional Court. As foreseen, we will send again the statute and amendments to the Constitutional Court.” He also said that this issue should not be politicized.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, praised his party at the ceremony organized for the 26 anniversary of the establishment of the Democratic League of Kosovo. He said that he is conducting LDK’s authentic spirit and faith in the democratic processes of Kosovo also at the government that he is currently leading.

Kosovo and Serbia do not sign agreements only in Brussels. On Monday they signed an economic agreement in Belgrade. This settlement came as a result of the joint meeting of Kosovo’s and Serbia’s Economic Chambers. Senior level officials of the both governments participated at the event, together with dozens of businessmen. Politicians were reserved about this meeting. Kosovo’s Minister for Economic Development, Blerand Stavileci, did not mention the word “Republic” even once.

Political leaders from Kosovo and Serbia might be talking to each other in Brussels, but the two societies are not communicating at all, a debate in Pristina heard.

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