Kosovo's President Hashim Thaçi has said he hopes 2018 will be a year of a "final historic agreement" with Serbia, at a time when, on 17 February, his country is to celebrate ten years of independence – which is not recognised by Belgrade.
"This is a crucial year. It must be decisive, otherwise we will drag on for decades", he said in an interview with French news agency AFP published on 1 February. In Thaçi's view, "the dialogue is the only path possible for Kosovo and Serbia to...