Western officials are hoping for progress this weekend in EU-mediated talks between Serbian and Kosovo leaders.
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti, center, walks at the arrival to a meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajcak, at North Macedonia's lakeside resort of Ohrid, on Saturday, March 18. 2023.
Both countries hope to join the European Union one day, and have been told they must first mend their relations. He said the talks will focus on how to implement the EU plan that calls for the two countries to maintain good neighborly relations, and recognize each other’s official documents and national symbols. If implemented, it would prevent Belgrade from blocking Kosovo’s attempts to seek membership in the United Nations and other international organizations., doesn’t explicitly call for mutual recognition between Kosovo and Serbia.
On the other hand, Kurti said the implementation of what was already agreed should be the focus of the Ohrid talks.
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