Photo: AP Photo/Olivier MatthysSerbs to return to Kosovo institutions, and Pristina to delay re-registration and enable the formation of the Union of Serbian Municipalities
The High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union, Josep Borelj, announced on Twitter that on Saturday evening he spoke with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and called on both sides to refrain from unilateral actions that could cause new tensions.
He announced that the recent developments in the relations between Belgrade and Pristina put years of hard work in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina at risk and complicate the security situation in the region and beyond, and that the EU therefore calls on both sides to refrain from any unilateral actions that could lead to further tensions.
The withdrawal of Kosovo Serbs from Kosovo institutions is not a solution to current disputes, Borelj believes, but has the potential to further escalate tensions on the ground.
"We call on Serbia and the representatives of the Kosovo Serbs to respect their obligations from the dialogue and return to the Kosovo institutions to fulfill their duties, including the police, judiciary and local administration," said Borelj.
He added that the EU once again calls on the Kosovo authorities to honor their obligations without delay: "This means immediately extending the vehicle re-registration process and suspending any punitive action against the owners of KM plates." The issue of license plates can be resolved by the parties within the dialogue".
He also said that the EU calls on Pristina to immediately start steps towards establishing the Community of Serbian Municipalities, RTS reported.
Borelj says: "The Assembly of Kosovo ratified the Brussels Agreement, and the Constitutional Court of Kosovo decided that the Association/Community should be established." Therefore, its establishment is a binding legal obligation for Kosovo. Continuous non-implementation of this obligation undermines the principle of the rule of law and harms the reputation and credibility of Kosovo".
Borelj condemned the burning of cars with RKS license plates and the rhetoric of intimidation.
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This time, for the first time, the representatives of the Serbs from Kosovo really left the Kosovo institutions. The red line they could not cross: the re-registration of Serbian KS plates to Kosovo RKS plates. While Serbian policemen are taking off their Kosovo uniforms, and the public is waiting for his highly regarded address to the nation, Aleksandar Vučić has had a series of meetings since Friday evening - with Kosovo Serbs, Miroslav Lajcak, Chinese, Russians, Americans and Patriarch Porfiri.
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