Priština: Success of talks depends on desire to join EU

The Belgrade-Priština dialogue depends on the “commitment of the two countries” to the European perspective, says a Kosovo Albanian official.

“The Kosovo government looks upon the dialogue with the belief that it will contribute to the normalization of Kosovo’s relations with Serbia,” Kosovo Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Priština negotiations team Edita Tahiri has stated.

“The Kosovo government looks upon the dialogue in Brussels with the belief that it will contribute to the normalization of Kosovo’s relations with Serbia,” Tahiri said, adding that the issue of status is a “closed chapter for Kosovo”.

“The EU perspective is a crucial factor which will stimulate both sides to be constructive and committed to solving the issues on the agenda,” Tahiri stressed.

According to her, the two sides will discuss only technical matters in Brussels, without raising the issues of Kosovo’s “independence, sovereignty, indivisibility and territorial integrity, because these issues are irrevocably settled”.