Photo: Miloš Milivojević/TanjugWhat exactly is happening in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajčak explained in Pristina. In Belgrade, only Aleksandar Vučić addressed the journalists. The President of Serbia talked about everything, least of all about Kosovo. He briefly said that "he will not tire" the public, that Serbia will be represented at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland at the lowest diplomatic level, and that he will not go to Reykjavik.
The European Union's special envoy for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Miroslav Lajčak, visited both cities on Thursday and Friday, ahead of the new round of technical dialogue that will begin on Monday in Brussels. Talks at the technical level are a new attempt to reach a solution regarding the Community of Serbian Municipalities, after there were no major developments at the political level on May 2. Belgrade and Pristina still cannot find a common language about what the ZSO should be for in general. The Kosovo government refuses to form the ZSO because it claims that it is not in accordance with the Kosovo constitution.
Lajcak tried to explain in Pristina what stage the talks with Pristina are in, as well as what the next steps are. He said that his role is to find a middle ground between the positions of Kosovo and Serbia. He said it is "very important" that there are no unilateral moves that provoke a negative reaction from the other side. "Dialogue has potential, we should use it now, we have a plan, we also have a normalization process," said Lajcak, adding that he does not want to comment on the disagreements that exist between Belgrade and Pristina.
These days, the Kosovo side refers to the "Croatian model" on the protection of minority rights. When asked whether such a proposal is acceptable for the EU, Lajcak said that everything based on European principles and European models is acceptable for the EU.
Lajčak also spoke with representatives of civil society in Mitrovica. He crossed the main Mitrovac bridge, which is a symbol of the segregation of two peoples and one city. There he sent a message that all moves that cause new tensions must be avoided.
Very, very worried Vučić
In Belgrade, instead of the EU envoy, the Serbian president addressed the media. In his address, the least word was about Kosovo. Vučić once again used the opportunity to explain "so that the people understand" what the state is doing after the tragedy in the Belgrade Elementary School "Vladislav Ribnikar", on the day when the opposition organizes new protests. The media was not too interested in the dialogue with Pristina either, so the questions were related to the protests and the counter-protest of Aleksandar Vučić scheduled for the end of May.
When it comes to Kosovo, the president said that he conveyed to Lajcak that he is "very concerned about the situation in Kosovo, especially in the north." "My concern stems from Aljbin Kurti's passionate need to provoke conflict and his incredible passion to start some kind of war and conflict in which he would be the Albanian hero."
He indicated to the EU envoy that he is concerned about the continuation of the implementation of the Pristina government's decision on land expropriation in the north.
It is also news that Serbia will be represented at the Council of Europe summit at the lowest diplomatic level because he does not want to go there. Serbia asked to include in the text of the declaration that "when talking about the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia", include "as well as all other member states of the CE". As Vučić said, it was rejected, and Germany in particular was against it. That is why Serbia will vote against that declaration, the adoption of which it will not be able to prevent.
The impression is that the disagreement over the text of the declaration is not the main reason why Belgrade is boycotting SE. This move by the President of Serbia comes after the Committee of Ministers approved Kosovo's candidacy for membership in that organization. The summit in the capital of Iceland, which presides over the Council of Europe, is the first opportunity for Belgrade to show its displeasure at the initiation of the procedure for Kosovo.
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