Serbia must prepare for a difficult decision. This was the main message of the leaders of Germany and France, who together sent a very important letter to President Aleksandar Vucic, regarding the dialogue with Kosovo.

Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz emphasized that the full normalization of relations between Belgrade and Prishtina is essential for the stability of the Western Balkans.

“We are addressing you as the leader of your country, to appeal to you to show determination and maximum readiness to make a difficult decision, which leads to progress in the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, under the auspices of the EU. The recent tensions have shown that constructive steps forward are urgently needed, both on a practical and political level,” the message of the two leaders read.

“We are sending you this joint letter at a moment of decisive importance for security on the European continent and stability in the Western Balkans region. We are convinced that, in the light of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, we must further intensify our efforts to ensure that the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries becomes a reality, and the long bilateral and regional disputes are resolved”.

For the two European leaders, “the full normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia is of crucial importance for the Western Balkans”.

Macron and Scholz announced that they have assigned two of their foreign policy and security advisors to provide direct support to the EU’s mediator for the dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, in his efforts to reach a final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia.

The letter stated that the advisers, together with Lajcak, will visit Belgrade and Prishtina in order to examine all valid possibilities of pushing forward the process of normalizing relations.