EU Special Envoy Arrives In Kosovo To Discuss Relations With Ethnic Serbs, Serbia

Miroslav Lajcak (file photo)

The European Union's special envoy for dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, Miroslav Lajcak, has arrived in Pristina for a two-day visit to meet with Kosovar leaders to discuss the draft statute of the association of Serb majority municipalities and other issues. Lajcak will meet with Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti, First Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, as well as opposition representatives in Kosovo. Talks to normalize relations between the two bitter Balkan rivals have so far faced numerous roadblocks, with tensions continuing to rise. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Balkan Service, click here.