Serbia and Kosovo agreed on steps to implement a European Union plan aimed at defusing disputes that have threatened stability in the Balkans, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he mediated the latest round of talks between the wartime foes.
Kosovo will immediately begin by allowing “self-management” for local minority Serbs, Borrell said late Saturday at a news conference in Ohrid, North Macedonia, after a 12-hour-long negotiation. The issue of giving Serbs living in Kosovo a degree of autonomy was a major hurdle for the government in Pristina during past talks.
“Kosovo and Serbia have agreed on the implementation Annex of the agreement on the path to normalization of relations between them,” Borrell said. “This is not just about Kosovo and Serbia, it’s about the stability, the security, the prosperity of the whole region.”
