8th round of Kosovo talks ends without agreement

<a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2013&mm=04&dd=02&nav_id=85472" class="text-link" target= "_blank">The eighth round of the Kosovo dialogue</a> ended in Brussels late on Tuesday with the two sides unable to reach an agreement.

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BRUSSELS The eighth round of the Kosovo dialogue ended in Brussels late on Tuesday with the two sides unable to reach an agreement. PM Ivica Dacic addressed reporters in the early hours of Wednesday to say that while progress had been made, there was still no deal on police and judiciary powers that should be given to a future community of Serb municipalities in Kosovo. 8th round of Kosovo talks ends without agreement However, said the prime minister, "this is not the end of the negotiations - talks in Belgrade lie ahead." Beta news agency is reporting that Dacic stated after the 14-hour negotiating session that the failure to reach an agreement "was not the end of the talks", and that "it will be necessary to consider all of this later, both in Belgrade and in Pristina." According to this, he also did not rule out the possibility of a new meeting. Dacic was also quoted as saying that the Serbian delegation was "united", while Vucic "offered his resignation, which was rejected." He announced that in the coming days, the talks would be "analyzed". Tanjug news agency quoted him as saying, "We still have some time to arrive at a solution." Today's round, expected to be crucial in the negotiations, started around noon with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton holding bilateral meetings with delegations of Belgrade and Pristina. This was followed by the first trilateral meeting, and more bilateral and trilateral discussions throughout the day and the evening. The participants in the talks were led by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. The Serbian delegation also included Dacic's first deputy, Aleksandar Vucic. (EU) B92

8th round of Kosovo talks ends without agreement

However, said the prime minister, "this is not the end of the negotiations - talks in Belgrade lie ahead."

Beta news agency is reporting that Dačić stated after the 14-hour negotiating session that the failure to reach an agreement "was not the end of the talks", and that "it will be necessary to consider all of this later, both in Belgrade and in Priština."

According to this, he also did not rule out the possibility of a new meeting.

Dačić was also quoted as saying that the Serbian delegation was "united", while Vučić "offered his resignation, which was rejected."

He announced that in the coming days, the talks would be "analyzed".

Tanjug news agency quoted him as saying, "We still have some time to arrive at a solution."

Today's round, expected to be crucial in the negotiations, started around noon with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton holding bilateral meetings with delegations of Belgrade and Priština.

This was followed by the first trilateral meeting, and more bilateral and trilateral discussions throughout the day and the evening.

The participants in the talks were led by Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. The Serbian delegation also included Dačić's first deputy, Aleksandar Vučić.

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