Special representative of Germany: Pristina knows

Special representative of Germany: Pristina knows

"Community of Serbian Municipalities (CSM) was agreed in 2013 within the Brussels Agreement, and I think it is clear to Pristina that this discussion must take place," Sarrazin told Tanjug.

Regarding current situation in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, Sarrazin, who took part in a panel discussion at the EU-WB Summit in Brussels yesterday, organized by Friends of Europe, says that the situation is tense.

"We have a very tense situation in the dialogue, especially regarding North Mitrovica. We want the situation to be stable and safe. This means that everything should be done on both sides, that they should be flexible so that there is no escalation", said the German envoy.

Speaking about the content of the updated European proposal supported by France and Germany, and which the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell said in Tirana on Tuesday that was sent to Belgrade and Pristina, Sarrazin reiterated that it is important to clear up doubts about whose proposal it is.

"It is a European proposal. This is clear from the beginning. It was presented for the first time by Miroslav Lajcak on behalf of the EU, together with the advisors of President Macron and Chancellor Scholz when they were in the region. If you want to have a strong position there, you can only have it if it is clear that it is a European proposal,'' says Sarrazin.

When asked what is the priority now, whether it is solving the institutional situation, which means the participation of Serbs in the temporary institutions of Pristina in order to avoid a security crisis and the parties to devote themselves to other problems, Sarrazin says that it is very important to resolve the current situation and the Serbian side should return to the institutions in order to provide services to citizens from the north.''

He emphasized that the issue of the return of Serbs to the institutions, however, should not be an excuse to stop the dialogue on other problems. "That doesn't stop you from talking about other things," the German official said.