Kosovo PM Accuses EU Envoy Of Siding With Serbia

Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti has accused Miroslav Lajcak, the EU's special envoy for dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade, of "taking a position" against Kosovo. Kurti's remarks on September 18 come days after after talks collapsed in Brussels with the EU blaming what it called Pristina's unwillingness to honor its commitment to a deal. Kurti said Lajcak was coordinating with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to pressure him to implement only one part of the deal signed early this year that could pave the way to normalization between the two traditional foes. "On September 14 there was a clear positioning of the mediator against Kosovo...They have gone a long way in attacking the future of Kosovo," Kurti told a press briefing in Pristina. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Balkan Service, click here.