Lajçak: Escobar and I hoped for a better result of our mission in Kosovo and Serbia

2023-06-12 09:18:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Lajçak: Escobar and I hoped for a better result of our mission in Kosovo

The EU's special representative for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Laj?ak, hopes for a better outcome from last week's mission to Kosovo and Metohija with the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Envoy for the Balkans. Western Gabriel Escobar.

"We traveled to the region in order to address the tense situation in the north of Kosovo that we have all seen over the past week and to explore the potential for a political solution. In Kosovo, we met with the highest leadership, including President Vjosa Osmani. Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi. The discussion was long. We conveyed our concern about the situation in the north and emphasized the need for the immediate reduction of tensions," Lajçak emphasized.

He confirmed that both the EU and the US requested early elections with the participation of Kosovo Serbs and a return to dialogue for normalization.

According to his words, together with Escobar, contacts were made with the opposition leaders of the Kosovo Albanians, who were presented with the consequences of the current crisis and the damage it is causing to the international reputation of Kosovo, and were called to support the search for a solution. political.

"Me and Escobar also met with the representatives of the Serbian List and civil society, in order to listen to their opinion and explain to them why it is important that the Serbs of Kosovo participate in the new elections. From Pristina, we continued the mission to Belgrade, where we had equally long, by no means easy talks with President Vucic," said Lajcak.

Lajcak said that the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has been told that he should contribute to the exit from the current crisis.

"We dealt with the complex situation of the Serbs in Kosovo. In particular, we emphasized that even though all citizens have the right to protest peacefully, violence is never acceptable and cannot go unpunished," said Lajçak and added that despite some positive signals, tensions continue to rise./ CNA.al