The German Ambassador in Belgrade Thomas Schieb said on Wednesday that Serbia needs a comprehensive agreement with Kosovo to take what he called a decisive step in its European integration process.

''Germany wants to see the comprehensive agreement reached through a dialogue,'' he told TV Prva adding that Serbia must resolve the Kosovo problem to become a member of the European Union and benefit from all the advantages of membership.

The ambassador said that it’s ''sad'' that Pristina has not revoked the tariffs on goods from Serbia despite all the efforts by Germany, France and other influential countries.

''We hope that the tariffs will be revoked after the elections in Kosovo,'' Schieb said and added that both Berlin and Paris support the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in its current format.