Meeting with Serbs from Kosovo likely on Thursday

BELGRADE Political representatives of Serbs from Kosovo should hold a meeting with Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and his first deputy, Aleksandar Vucic. B92 learned on Tuesday that the meeting will most likely take place on Thursday in Belgrade. However, the exact date has not been confirmed yet. Meeting with Serbs from Kosovo likely on Thursday The only topic of the meeting will be the implementation of the Brussels agreement. Tanjug has reported that the meeting could be held on Thursday or Friday. Speaking in Tuesday, Dacic could not say when the meeting with Serb representatives would take place, but stressed that their participation "will be necessary in some phases of the implementation of the Brussels agreement." "I don't know when the talks will resume. In different phases of implementation the participation of Serbs and the Serb people in Kosovo and Metohija will also be necessary," he told reporters at the Palace of Serbia. Dacic added that he "personally has not been scheduling meetings these days," that Vucic has been in contact with Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija, and that he was convinced that "it is the state and national interest to together and in a planned manner implement what has been agreed, in the best interest of the people in Kosovo." The Serbian government on Monday adopted the plan for the agreement's implementation. (Tanjug, file) "No difficulties" Ivica Dacic stated Tuesday that he does not expect any major difficulties in the implementation of the Brussels agreement between Belgrade and Pristina by June 27, when several stages in defining the plans and legal solutions that should be changed in order for the deal to be implemented should be finished. After the opening of the 95th session of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Dacic told journalists that he expects good news from Brussels, which should decide on June 27 or 28 whether Serbia will be given a date for the start of EU membership talks. As he put it, Serbia deserves the date after everything it has done, even without all the plans and agreements on implementation, adding that all members of the Serbian government believe that there is absolutely no reason for the country not to obtain the date, and that such a decision would be totally unfair. The prime minister announced that he is to depart for Brussels in the afternoon. On Wednesday, he will address the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament and have a meeting with the parliament's president, Martin Schulz. B92 Tanjug

Meeting with Serbs from Kosovo likely on Thursday

The only topic of the meeting will be the implementation of the Brussels agreement.

Tanjug has reported that the meeting could be held on Thursday or Friday.

Speaking in Tuesday, Dačić could not say when the meeting with Serb representatives would take place, but stressed that their participation "will be necessary in some phases of the implementation of the Brussels agreement."

"I don't know when the talks will resume. In different phases of implementation the participation of Serbs and the Serb people in Kosovo and Metohija will also be necessary," he told reporters at the Palace of Serbia.

Dačić added that he "personally has not been scheduling meetings these days," that Vučić has been in contact with Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija, and that he was convinced that "it is the state and national interest to together and in a planned manner implement what has been agreed, in the best interest of the people in Kosovo."

The Serbian government on Monday adopted the plan for the agreement's implementation.

"No difficulties"

Ivica Dačić stated Tuesday that he does not expect any major difficulties in the implementation of the Brussels agreement between Belgrade and Priština by June 27, when several stages in defining the plans and legal solutions that should be changed in order for the deal to be implemented should be finished.

After the opening of the 95th session of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Dačić told journalists that he expects good news from Brussels, which should decide on June 27 or 28 whether Serbia will be given a date for the start of EU membership talks.

As he put it, Serbia deserves the date after everything it has done, even without all the plans and agreements on implementation, adding that all members of the Serbian government believe that there is absolutely no reason for the country not to obtain the date, and that such a decision would be totally unfair.

The prime minister announced that he is to depart for Brussels in the afternoon. On Wednesday, he will address the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament and have a meeting with the parliament's president, Martin Schulz.