Serbia, Kosovo fail to reach agreement, agree on further talks: EU - CNA

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo failed to reach a solution in a crisis meeting in Brussels on Thursday (Aug 18) but agreed on further talks in the coming days to solve tensions between their countries, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

"Unhappily, we did not yet (come) to an agreement today (...) but it is not the end of the story, both leaders agreed that the process needs to continue and the discussion will resume in the coming days," he told reporters in Brussels after talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

"There is still time until September 1, I don't give up," Borrell added, referring to a deadline in a spat over license plates between Serbia and Kosovo.
Source: Reuters

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•   Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will address the nation on Friday over fruitless talks with Albin Kurti, the prime minister of the unrecognized Republic of Kosovo, the Tanjug news agency reported on Thursday, citing a member of Serbia’s delegation.

"President Vucic will make a public address upon return to Belgrade tomorrow. It will be one of his most important addresses," Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Petar Petkovic said.

Earlier, Vucic and other members of the Serbian delegation declined to make comments to the press following talks with Kurti in Brussels. "We thought that reaching a compromise was possible. None of our delegation’s members will make any statements," Petkovic stressed.