No agreement in new round of Kosovo dialogue

BRUSSELS The meeting between EU's Catherine Ashton as mediator and prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo ended late on Monday in Brussels without agreement on key issues. First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic also took part in this round of the Kosovo dialogue No agreement in new round of Kosovo dialogue According to Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaci, no agreement was reached on key issues related to the justice system and the community Serb municipalities. A new round of dialogue will be held on February 12. The Serbian prime minister said that there were "significant differences in the positions of the two sides." Ahead of the negotiations on Monday, Thaci said that the round of the dialogue was expected to produce "concrete agreements in connection with the implementation of the Brussels agreement." "We'll talk primarily about establishing a functioning judicial system," Thaci told reporters, adding that he expects "a more efficient implementation of the Brussels agreement, after successful completion of local elections." He recalled that elections for the mayor of the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica will be held on February 23. Asked to comment on the start of Serbia's negotiations to join the EU, Thaci said he hoped that "both Kosovo and Serbia will soon be admitted to the EU and NATO as well," and as "two independent states." Ashton's spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said ahead of Monday's round of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina that it was now important to completely implement the Brussels agreement, and that there had been progress, but that open issues remained. Dacic had earlier announced that during the 21st round of the talks, the judiciary and the constitution of the community of Serb municipalities would be on the table. (Beta/EU) Ashton pleased EU foreign policy and security chief Catherine Ashton said late Monday that she was pleased to receive Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, together with their delegations, "to continue the work on the normalization of relations on the basis of the Agreement we made last April". "We talked about a number of issues, including especially on how to take our work forward in the light of events, particularly elections that will take place in Mitrovica North where we will see a rerun of elections for the mayor and of course elections in Serbia in not too distant future", Ashton said in a statement after the talks. "I was very pleased to see the commitment of both Prime Ministers as well as Deputy Prime Minister Vucic and all members of their delegations to continuing this work. I very much look forward to seeing them again on February 12 when we will meet again to continue this process," the statement said. B92 Beta Tanjug

No agreement in new round of Kosovo dialogue

According to Ivica Dačić and Hashim Thaci, no agreement was reached on key issues related to the justice system and the community Serb municipalities.

A new round of dialogue will be held on February 12. The Serbian prime minister said that there were "significant differences in the positions of the two sides."

Ahead of the negotiations on Monday, Thaci said that the round of the dialogue was expected to produce "concrete agreements in connection with the implementation of the Brussels agreement."

"We'll talk primarily about establishing a functioning judicial system," Thaci told reporters, adding that he expects "a more efficient implementation of the Brussels agreement, after successful completion of local elections."

He recalled that elections for the mayor of the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica will be held on February 23.

Asked to comment on the start of Serbia's negotiations to join the EU, Thaci said he hoped that "both Kosovo and Serbia will soon be admitted to the EU and NATO as well," and as "two independent states."

Ashton's spokesperson Maja Kocijančič said ahead of Monday's round of the dialogue between Belgrade and Priština that it was now important to completely implement the Brussels agreement, and that there had been progress, but that open issues remained.

Dačić had earlier announced that during the 21st round of the talks, the judiciary and the constitution of the community of Serb municipalities would be on the table.

Ashton pleased

EU foreign policy and security chief Catherine Ashton said late Monday that she was pleased to receive Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, together with their delegations, "to continue the work on the normalization of relations on the basis of the Agreement we made last April".

"We talked about a number of issues, including especially on how to take our work forward in the light of events, particularly elections that will take place in Mitrovica North where we will see a rerun of elections for the mayor and of course elections in Serbia in not too distant future", Ashton said in a statement after the talks.

"I was very pleased to see the commitment of both Prime Ministers as well as Deputy Prime Minister Vučić and all members of their delegations to continuing this work. I very much look forward to seeing them again on February 12 when we will meet again to continue this process," the statement said.