Dacic and Taci to meet for new round of dialogue
A new round of talks between Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Hasim Taci will be held Thursday, once again over a working dinner with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton.
(kosovocompromisestuff) Thursday, January 17, 2013
Ashton's spokesperson Maja Kocijancic told the press that the format was chosen due to the high representative's busy schedule, so that she could set aside more time for the participants of the meeting.
A regular meeting or a working lunch could last for an hour or two at the most, while the length of a working dinner is not limited, she said.
The coming round of talks will focus on the implementation of the agreements on the integrated management of crossings at the administrative line i.e. the issue of distribution of customs revenue collected at these crossings.
Over the last few days, the issue was the subject of intensive talks in Brussels, at the level of working groups headed by Dejan Pavicevic on Belgrade's side and Edita Tahiri on Pristina's side.
In addition, Belgrade and Pristina are expected to open new topics related to northern Kosovo, and Kocijancic stated earlier that this round would be more difficult than the previous ones, because so far the talks had mostly focused on the implementation of earlier agreements, but now it was time to make new ones. Still, the spokeswoman could not name the specific topics which would be opened, noting this was Ashton's decision.
At a session of the Pristina government on Wednesday, Taci said the closure of parallel institutions in the north would be among the topics of his meeting with Dacic.
On Thursday ahead of the meeting with Taci, Dacic will confer with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker, while on Friday morning he is set to meet with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
Reeker told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday that he would also meet with Kosovo's prime minister.
A regular meeting or a working lunch could last for an hour or two at the most, while the length of a working dinner is not limited, she said.
The coming round of talks will focus on the implementation of the agreements on the integrated management of crossings at the administrative line i.e. the issue of distribution of customs revenue collected at these crossings.
Over the last few days, the issue was the subject of intensive talks in Brussels, at the level of working groups headed by Dejan Pavicevic on Belgrade's side and Edita Tahiri on Pristina's side.
In addition, Belgrade and Pristina are expected to open new topics related to northern Kosovo, and Kocijancic stated earlier that this round would be more difficult than the previous ones, because so far the talks had mostly focused on the implementation of earlier agreements, but now it was time to make new ones. Still, the spokeswoman could not name the specific topics which would be opened, noting this was Ashton's decision.
At a session of the Pristina government on Wednesday, Taci said the closure of parallel institutions in the north would be among the topics of his meeting with Dacic.
On Thursday ahead of the meeting with Taci, Dacic will confer with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker, while on Friday morning he is set to meet with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy.
Reeker told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday that he would also meet with Kosovo's prime minister.
