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Serbia and Kosovo reached an agreement on freedom of movement. Photo/Illustration/Sindonews
Borrell added that he was “delighted to announce” the agreement between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
“After last week’s meeting between the two leaders in Brussels and extensive follow-up efforts in Pristina and Belgrade, Serbia agreed to remove entry and exit documents for Kosovo identity holders, and Kosovo agreed not to provide documents for Serbian identity holders,” Borrell said. In a statement.Statement as quoted from Russia TodaySunday (28/8/2022).
According to the statement, Serbs living in the northern part of the breakaway province and other residents of Kosovo will be able to travel freely between Serbia and Kosovo using their existing identity cards.
The statement added that the European Union had received assurances from Prime Minister Kurti for this purpose. Borrell later praised the development.
“We found a European solution that facilitates travel between Kosovo and Serbia,” he said.
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He also particularly praised Vucic’s actions, saying that the Serbian president showed responsibility and leadership today. The senior EU diplomat also thanked the US for its support of the EU-facilitated dialogue, describing it as an excellent example of practical EU-US cooperation.
Borrell acknowledges that the “license plate issue” has not been resolved. He also called on the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo to continue to be pragmatic and to be constructive in this regard as well. But, he said, “today was a very good day.”
Belgrade does not seem to share the euphoria of Brussels. In his speech to the Serbs on Saturday, Vucic described the talks with “Kosovo Albanians” as “very unsuccessful and very difficult.”