The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, welcomed on Tuesday 8 January the creation of a Delegation for Dialogue by the Kosovo Assembly on 15 December 2018, on the occasion of a visit to Brussels by the members of the Delegation.
The Delegation, composed of members of the government, the opposition and civil society, will be engaged in dialogue with Serbia.
“Welcoming the Delegation's nomination, the High Representative saw its presence in Brussels as a demonstration of the priority the Kosovo authorities are giving to the normalisation process [...] and to the need to work together on the Dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, facilitated by the EU”, said the European External Action Service in a statement.
Speaking before the delegation, Ms. Mogherini reiterated the urgency to revoke the customs tariffs announced by Kosovo at the end of 2018. “Reaching a comprehensive legally binding agreement on full normalisation of relations in the context of the Pristina Belgrade dialogue requires a climate that contributes to good neighbourly relations, whereby past agreements are respected and implemented, and actions and statements which are not compatible with the overall interest and strategic objectives of the region are avoided”, she warned once again, according to the EEAS. (Original version in French by Camille-Cerise Gessant)