The European Union today confirmed a statement issued by Kosovo’s Minister for Dialogue Edita Tahiri, who said that Austria has applied with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) for Kosovo to receive a country code in line with the Brussels agreement. Angelina Eichhorst, the Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans & Turkey at European External Action Service, wrote on her Twitter account today confirming the information.

Kosovo’s minister without portfolio and chief negotiator in the dialogue with Belgrade, Edita Tahiri, said Austria has officially applied with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for a dialing prefix for Kosovo. She said that Kosovo’s prefix will be 383. Tahiri thanked the Austrian government for its efforts in enabling Kosovo to have its own international prefix. The ITU, according to Tahiri, is now expected to grant Kosovo its prefix by early March.

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Telecommunications Rasim Ljajic stated on Wednesday that at the meeting in Geneva was told that the agreement on telecommunications reached between Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels has to be respected, adding it was also specified that Serbia consent was important in order for Pristina to receive a three-digit calling code.