Joksimovic: The EU expects dialogue to be the priority topic of the newly formed institutions in Pristina

The Director of the Center for Foreign Policy in Belgrade, Aleksandra Joksimovic, assesses that the messages sent to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti after the formation of the government were very clear, namely that dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is expected to be the priority topic of the newly formed institutions in Pristina.

The messages addressed to Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti after the formation of the government, which came from various European Union countries, were very concrete and referred to the need for progress in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, which has been stalled for some time.

Joksimovic points out that the political crisis, that is, the absence of functional institutions in Pristina, made it impossible to conduct dialogue for an extended period.

“As you know, the key goal of the European Union is regional security, within which the intensive dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is included and constantly insisted upon. At this moment, given that there was no interlocutor in Pristina, that dialogue could not proceed in the way the European Union expects,” Joksimovic told Kosovo Online.

The former Serbian ambassador to London emphasizes that the message of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, that she is ready to soon host a high-level meeting, is also very clear.

“The message is very clear – it is expected that the priority topic of the newly formed institutions in Pristina will be the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. Of course, this will now increase pressure to see some tangible results in that dialogue, which will equally represent pressure on Belgrade. However, in the context of the EU’s desire to ensure stability in its own backyard, I believe that it will insist quite strongly on this issue in the period ahead,” Joksimovic concluded.