EU ministers to discuss Serbia on January 23

The EU Foreign Affairs Council "will discuss Serbia and Kosovo at the next meeting on January 23". This is according to an Austrian Press Agency (APA) report, which quoted diplomatic sources in Brussels. EU ministers to discuss Serbia on January 23 According to APA, the foreign ministers will focus on the oil embargo on Iran. Further topics include Serbia, Kosovo, Syria and Egypt, the source stated. The ministers are also planned to confer with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The meeting of EU foreign ministers was moved forward one week since an extraordinary EU Summit will be held on January 30. "Name, with explanation" Meanwhile in Pristina, Albanian language media claim that "Kosovo will be represented at regional and international meetings by its name with an additional explanation saying that there is no prejudice as to the stands of countries regarding its status". Koha Ditore newspaper writes today that the additional explanation should be determined during the next round of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels. The contents of this very footnote are the main stumbling block to the next round of the dialogue, the daily asserted, quoting "international sources". EU Facilitator to the EU sponsored Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Robert Cooper , "and representatives of the countries backing the dialogue", expect the sides to find a formula which would enable Kosovo's participation in international and regional meetings, according to this article. "Kosovo's government has reached an agreement in principle, envisaging that Kosovo be represented by its name, but the Serbian side insists on adding the explanation 'based on UN SC Resolution 1244', next to the name of 'Kosovo'," writes the newspaper. The article concludes that "this would not imply any compromise on Serbia's part". Tanjug

EU ministers to discuss Serbia on January 23

According to APA, the foreign ministers will focus on the oil embargo on Iran.

Further topics include Serbia, Kosovo, Syria and Egypt, the source stated.

The ministers are also planned to confer with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

The meeting of EU foreign ministers was moved forward one week since an extraordinary EU Summit will be held on January 30.

"Name, with explanation"

Meanwhile in Priština, Albanian language media claim that "Kosovo will be represented at regional and international meetings by its name with an additional explanation saying that there is no prejudice as to the stands of countries regarding its status".

Koha Ditore newspaper writes today that the additional explanation should be determined during the next round of the Belgrade-Priština dialogue in Brussels.

The contents of this very footnote are the main stumbling block to the next round of the dialogue, the daily asserted, quoting "international sources".

EU Facilitator to the EU sponsored Belgrade-Priština dialogue Robert Cooper , "and representatives of the countries backing the dialogue", expect the sides to find a formula which would enable Kosovo's participation in international and regional meetings, according to this article.

"Kosovo's government has reached an agreement in principle, envisaging that Kosovo be represented by its name, but the Serbian side insists on adding the explanation 'based on UN SC Resolution 1244', next to the name of 'Kosovo'," writes the newspaper.

The article concludes that "this would not imply any compromise on Serbia's part".