Lajcak: The Kosovo Government will announce information about the suspension of the dinar tomorrow

Special Envoy for the Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, stated this evening in Pristina, after a meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, that there had been little progress in the normalization of relations and announced that the Kosovo Government would provide information regarding the Central Bank's regulation, which foresaw the suspension of the dinar, tomorrow.

After the meeting with the Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, when asked if the Kosovo Government was ready to postpone the decision regarding the suspension of the dinar, Lajcak said that information about it would be announced tomorrow.

"We mentioned the issue of the decision of the Central Bank of Kosovo. But I won't be the spokesperson for the Kosovo Government. There will be information provided to you tomorrow," Lajcak said.

He recalled that the elections for the European Parliament were scheduled for June and the presidential elections in the United States were at the end of the year, meaning that public attention would be focused on these processes later. Therefore, he visited Belgrade and Pristina yesterday and today to discuss the normalization process between Serbia and Kosovo.

"Let's consider where we are and talk about how much progress we can make until the EU enters the election process. Thanks to the dialogue, we achieved important results at the end of last year, such as agreements on energy and registrations. We have achieved concrete and visible results. There has been little progress in the normalization of relations," Lajcak said.

He pointed out that the agreements from February and March last year did not mean that there was no need to question what needed to be done anymore, it was not a matter of how but when what needed to be done would be done.

"If you ask me, it has to be implemented without delay, as soon as possible," Lajcak emphasized.

He said that he had had a long discussion with Kurti and his deputy Besnik Bislimi and would now analyze everything he had heard today in Pristina and yesterday in Belgrade.

"I will inform EU members and leaders, and we will prepare the next steps in this process. We want the normalization process to continue because it brings benefits to all citizens living here. The talks were useful and necessary," Lajcak said.

Responding to a question about the Banjska case and whether he discussed it with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, he said that this issue was always a topic of all meetings, including yesterday's in Belgrade, because EU member states wanted those responsible to be brought to justice.

"When it comes to the investigation, there is no EU-led investigation, but individual countries that have led and are leading it. It must come from them. The EU does not conduct an investigation; we receive information from members and partners," Lajcak stated.

When asked if he expected concrete steps after this meeting and whether the lack of full implementation by June would be considered a failure, Lajcak replied that there would certainly be concrete steps, and he would prepare a set of recommendations for the European Union and member countries.

"Decisions on the next steps will be made in the coming weeks. I don't want to talk about failure, but we might miss the opportunity for the process to progress. I don't want that, and I will do my best to make the process progress," Lajcak concluded.