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.

“We are very clear when we say that full implementation of the agreements made in dialogue is urgently needed,” Kocijancic added. Responding to Tanjug’s question on linking the implementation of forming the ZSO with reaching a legally binding agreement on comprehensive normalization of relations, Kocijanic said that the agreement on ZSO “was agreed several years ago” and there is a 4-month deadline to draft Statute, and works on it are ongoing. Asked how the EU, as a mediator in dialogue, would react if agreement is not fulfilled and ZSO Statute is not approved within the 4-month deadline, Kocijancic said she does not want to speculate about the work in progress. “I do not wish to enter speculations whether it would bring results or not, because we are expecting the results. It is very clear. Implementation of the agreement is urgently needed,” Kocijancic underlined again, Serbian media reported.