"Dialogue continuation brings opening of Chapter 35"

"Dialogue continuation brings opening of Chapter 35"

BELGRADE -- Tanja Miscevic said on Monday that she expects that Chapter 35 on Kosovo will be opened shortly after the continuation of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Miscevic is the head of Serbia's team for EU membership negotiations.

"After one or two rounds of the dialogue on normalization of the relations with Pristina, which will be held at the highest political level, I expect that Chapter 35 on Kosovo will be opened, and this will include monitoring of everything that was agreed in Brussels," Miscevic told the Belgrade-based TV Pink.

The implementation of the Brussels agreement we reached in April 2013 is actually a proof of credibility, a confirmation that we can implement what we agree on, said Miscevic.

She noted that this agreement was the basis for the agreements on the police, judiciary, and integrated management of the administrative line between Serbia proper and its southern province of Kosovo.

The ultimate goal of the EU-brokered dialogue in Brussels is full normalization of the relations between Belgrade and Pristina, said Miscevic.

However, the agreement on stabilization and association did not define the meaning of comprehensive normalization, she said, adding that this should be explained in the continuation of the dialogue in Brussels.

Miscevic also said that drafting of action plans is underway for Chapter 23 (Justice and Human Rights) and Chapter 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security), which should be fully accepted in the first half of this year.

"At the same time, we are working on opening a few more chapters," said Miscevic.

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