"Common step of Serbia, Kosovo toward EU"

LUXEMBOURG EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says European Commission recommendations for Serbia and Kosovo "mark a decisive break with the past". They are also "a common step towards the European future," Tanjug is quoting her as saying. "Common step of Serbia, Kosovo toward EU" "The recommendations to open negotiations for EU membership with Serbia and to open negotiations for a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo mark a decisive break with the past and a common step towards a European future," Ashton said in a release delivered to the media. The EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, who facilitated the 10 round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue which resulted in the initialing of the first agreement on normalization of relations, paid tribute to the participants of the dialogue for "their courage and vision". "I am honoured to have been able to contribute to this process," Ashton noted. In the same release, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule said that "Serbia and Kosovo have proved they can both focus on the future rather than staying entangled in the past." "Our recommendations today are therefore clear: both Serbia and Kosovo deserve to move on decisively in their EU perspectives. This is good news for the people in Serbia and Kosovo, and in the whole region," Fule concluded. (Beta/AP, file) Tanjug

"Common step of Serbia, Kosovo toward EU"

"The recommendations to open negotiations for EU membership with Serbia and to open negotiations for a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with Kosovo mark a decisive break with the past and a common step towards a European future," Ashton said in a release delivered to the media.

The EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, who facilitated the 10 round of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue which resulted in the initialing of the first agreement on normalization of relations, paid tribute to the participants of the dialogue for "their courage and vision".

"I am honoured to have been able to contribute to this process," Ashton noted.

In the same release, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Stefan Fule said that "Serbia and Kosovo have proved they can both focus on the future rather than staying entangled in the past."

"Our recommendations today are therefore clear: both Serbia and Kosovo deserve to move on decisively in their EU perspectives. This is good news for the people in Serbia and Kosovo, and in the whole region," Fule concluded.