Statement on the Kosovo Parliament’s call for a suspension of the Dialogue

On the 9 March 2017 the Kosovo Parliament called for a suspension of the EU-facilitated Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. For the European Union, this decision did not contribute to a normalisation of relations and was not in line with the commitments continuously made by Kosovo.

Consequently, the European Union called on all of the political leaders in Kosovo to continue to engage constructively in dialogue, to implement agreements reached in the Dialogue so far and thus advance both the normalisation of relations and its EU perspective.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Resolution of issues related to reopening of the Mitrovica Bridge http://www.europeansources.info/record/resolution-of-issues-related-to-reopening-of-the-mitrovica-bridge/

ESO: Background information: The latest development regarding Mitrovica Bridge http://www.europeansources.info/record/developments-regarding-the-mitrovica-bridge/

EU: EEAS: EU facilitated dialogue: relations between Belgrade and Pristina https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/eu-facilitated-dialogue-belgrade-pristina-relations_en

EP: EPRS: At a Glance, March 2016: Serbia and Kosovo: Normalisation of relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbia-and-kosovo-normalisation-of-relations/

ELN: Article, 02.06.17: Kosovo and Serbia: Saving the dialogue in the face of competition among the Great Powers http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/kosovo-and-serbia-saving-the-dialogue-in-the-face-of-competition-among-the-great-powers_4808.html

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