Stefanovic: Solution is in sight

After he returned from the two-day talks in Brussels, Stefanovic said that use of words referring to the status could not disrupt the Serbian team.

"An agreement is possible and I think we are close to a solution to most of the issues we talked about. It sometimes seems that another small effort is still necessary," he pointed out.

"We believe in success of the dialogue and we have presented several clear, creative solutions for each topic. We will continue to do so by avoiding getting into noise that sometimes come in the talks," the head of the Serbian negotiating team was quoted as saying.

"The atmosphere is working and constructive. Especially if you keep in mind that often use of terminology and some definitions that have to do with Pristina's view of the status neither cause our reaction nor can they disrupt our rational view of the problems. We only said to the other side in the very beginning what our position on Kosovo status was and I think that it was clear enough," he stressed.

According to Stefanovic, "differences regarding the Kosovo status are clear and evident but that should not be an obstacle for a successful dialogue and offered solutions".

"We understood that perfectly and we were prepared extremely well. We expect Pristina to continue with a creative and flexible approach as well, even though there are realistic attempts to limit their scope. I hope that it won't come to that," he stated.

"We have come very close to realization of proposals, to some issues, that will enable a normal life to people in Kosovo," the head of Belgrade's negotiating team pointed out.

He explained that a success of the talks was the fact "that we had an opportunity after many years to speak openly and present concrete proposals for solving of a series of unsolved issues without abandoning our national interest and state policy".