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.

Following media reports that Head of the EU Office in Pristina, Natalia Apostolova, in a conference yesterday told Kosovo to work more on persuading "other countries" that have not yet recognized Kosovo independence to do so in a near future and that she said Kosovo "is equal to other countries in the region," Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Marko Djuric, has reacted.

Djuric said that Apostolova directly placed herself on Pristina's side, disguising the dialogue.

The Brussels dialogue would no longer make sense if the parliament in Pristina adopts the Kosovo government's proposed platform for dialogue with Belgrade.

However, that does not mean the Serbian side would leave the dialogue at the EU headquarters, learns unofficially Belgrade based daily Politika from the Serbian Presidency.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric reacted today to media reports, referring to unnamed NATO sources' statements on Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities, its powers and ways of financing.

Djuric’s statement in Serbian is available here: http://www.kim.gov.rs/v2447.php

Serbia should insist on the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities, and European institutions under whose auspices Belgrade-Pristina dialogue is held, should clearly support this legitimate request, Ambassador of Spain to Serbia, Miguel Fuertes Suarez told Tanjug news agency.

“Spain supports dialogue in Brussels. It is logical that crucial element in this dialogue is the establishment of the Association/Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities as it has been agreed,” Ambassador Suarez said.

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has described statements saying that the ZSO would be formed in accordance with Kosovo's laws as "ridiculous."

That was something heard from an EU spokesperson earlier in the week.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Thursday in Belgrade with Director for South Central European Affairs at the US Department of State Matthew Palmer.

According to the Serbian government, they discussed "bilateral relations of the two countries, European integration of Serbia and the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue."

Eight per cent of those who took part in the poll said they supported recognizing Kosovo; seven per cent want all negotiations to be abandoned, while six per cent think Belgrade should withdraw its signature from the Brussels agreement, Tanjug reports.

A Faktor Plus poll commissioned by the Belgrade based news agency Tanjug shows that an almost equal number of respondents support and oppose continuation of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, reports Serbian media.

According to the Serbian national broadcaster, EU High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini would arrive to Belgrade this afternoon.

She is scheduled to meet the Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the topic would be continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina agreement.

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, announced today at a press conference that an EU representative would arrive to Belgrade, RTS reported.

The presidents of Kosovo and Serbia are to restart the stalled negotiation process between the two governments in Brussels on Friday, almost seven months after they last met.

Presidents Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci are to continue the EU-led negotiations on normalising relations between Serbia and Kosovo on Friday, after the latest round of experts’ dialogue failed to make progress.