Brussels urges Belgrade, Pristina to calm rhetoric

BRUSSELS - The EU believes that progress in the normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina relations is needed now more than ever for peace and stability, and urges both sides to comply with agreements, calm the rhetoric and continue efforts towards easing tensions, says European Commission spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic.

The presidents and PMs of Serbia and Kosovo agreed at Tuesday's high-level meeting to refrain from incendiary rhetoric and statements to ease tensions and focus on further work, noted Kocijancic in a written statement released in Brussels late Thursday.

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