Dacic: Establishment of ZSO to be discussed in Brussels

MEDVEDJA - Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic said on Thursday that the statutory formation of a community of Serb municipalities (ZSO) in Kosovo-Metohija is yet to be addressed during the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels.

Reacting to the statement by Kosovo's Deputy Prime Minister Edita Tahiri that the charters that the four north Kosovo municipalities adopted on Wednesday evening are not in keeping with Kosovo laws, Dacic underscored that the issue of statute is yet to be put on the agenda in Brussels.

"The next step in the dialogue with Pristina will be the formation of the community of Serb municipalities, which means that the issue of statute is yet to be discussed. That is yet to be the topic of a top-level discussion. On the other hand, certain necessary preparations should be done, municipalities should make decisions concerning that," Dacic said while touring Medvedja, southern Serbia.

This issue is essentially the most important part of the Brussels agreement for Serbia, he said.

The prime minister also commented on the announcements from Pristina concerning the formation of a Kosovo army, saying that is not in line with UNSC Resolution 1244.

"We are requesting that the issue be discussed in a UNSC meeting. What is important is that in the Brussels agreement we agreed that any future armed forces, if they are formed, cannot come to the north of Kosovo without KFOR's or NATO's consent. That was the guarantee that we demanded until mutual trust is established," Dacic said.

He said that this will also be the topic of some future dialogue and underscored that Serbia demands that this be discussed by the UNSC and that international missions stay in Kosovo-Metohija until trust is...

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