Government of Kosovo

It is high time that both countries' leaderships lay their political disagreements aside and cooperate in this humanitarian issue, independent from their performance on other parts of the agreement - before it is too late.

Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti complained on Tuesday that Belgrade is trying to avoid commitments that Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic made when the two countries verbally agreed on a normalisation plan and its implementation at the weekend.

Hovenier pointed out that all agreements, including the one on the formation of the CSM, must be implemented.
"The expectations of the USA remain as they were. All agreements must be implemented, including the Community," Hovenier told the newsmen after the meeting with the Prime Minister of Pristina's temporary institutions, Albin Kurti.

Serbia would not give Kosovo diplomatic recognition, which its 2006 constitution excludes, but would be bound by an agreement not to try to represent Kosovo internationally, a de facto admission that it is a separate country, not a temporarily lost province.

"Yesterday we had a round of dialogue that the world powers made important and prominent when it comes to media coverage. Talks are never easy because we are talking about opposing parties that have different interests," he said.

"We came to Ohrid to sign the basic agreement with the annex on implementation. We reached public agreement on the annex that will lead to the implementation of the basic agreement," Kurti said.

EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Josep Borrell said after the meeting that both parties will be bound by the agreement that will be part of their European path.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell on Saturday night, after a marathon meeting in Ohrid, North Macedonia, declared that Serbia and Kosovo had reached a deal on implementing the EU-backed plan for normalization of ties.

However, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic continued bickering at separate press conferences.

Several thousand people gathered in Belgrade to protest against a Western-backed deal to normalize ties between Kosovo and Serbia, which they view as recognition of Kosovo independence.

In Skopje, after a meeting with Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski, he thanked North Macedonia for its support in the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina and expressed the hope that "the beautiful landscape of Ohrid will create the beautiful atmosphere needed to reach an agreement".