New round of talks - Vučić vs. Kurti; Borrell will present his expectations first

A new round of talks in Brussels is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. with bilateral meetings between the two sides with EU mediators. Prior to the meeting, the main mediator of the EU in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina and the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, will address the media with a video message in which he will state his expectations from the talks.
The European External Action Service (EEAS) announced that the EU Special Representative, Miroslav Lajcak, as the second host of the meeting in Brussels, will summarize the results of the talks with a video message at around 6 p.m.
In Brussels, they say that Aleksandar Vui and Albin Kurti "focus on the progress made so far" and agree on the next steps in the dialogue, and emphasize that the EU, as the main mediator in the dialogue, is satisfied with the continuation of the process and the dynamics of meetings of the two sides, assessing that the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina and the achievement of a comprehensive legally binding agreement is a "long-term process".
"It is important that the process continues and that there is no setback," the EU said ahead of the meeting, with diplomatic sources in Brussels saying that both Belgrade and Pristina, despite opposing views and rhetoric, "know they have to compromise and reach solution".
However, when it comes to expectations from this meeting, analysts in Belgrade and Pristina do not expect any significant progress in the negotiations, and believe that it is most important for Brussels to maintain the dynamics of dialogue, and for both sides to stand firm on their demands.
After the first meeting between Vui and Kurti held on June 15 in Brussels, the President of Serbia assessed that he agree with ...