{"id":38500,"date":"2022-06-17T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=38500"},"modified":"2022-06-17T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T12:20:09","slug":"exclusive-lajcak-hoping-to-reach-an-important-agreement-between-kosovo-serbia-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/exclusive-lajcak-hoping-to-reach-an-important-agreement-between-kosovo-serbia-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive | Lajcak: Hoping to reach an important agreement between Kosovo-Serbia next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EU\u2019s Special Envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak gave an exclusive interview for Euronews Albania, during which he declared that in the upcoming week, an important agreement between Kosovo and Serbia could be reached.<\/p>\n<p>During an interview with journalist Benjamin Arifi, Lajcak didn\u2019t specify exactly what this agreement could be about, but he said that a third high-level meeting between Chief Negotiators and possibly PM Albin Kurti and President Alexander Vucic will be taking place before the summer break.<\/p>\n<p>Lajcak was also asked about negotiations between Albania and the EU.<\/p>\n<p>According to EU\u2019s Special Envoy, Albania has fulfilled all conditions in order to start the accession negotiation but, the issue he said, lies with the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to accept with all sincerity, that the problem is with our side \u2013 with the European Union \u2013 because we still haven\u2019t reached a consensus within the block,\u201d \u2013 said the high diplomat.<\/p>\n<p>Lajcak also emphasized that both parties need to work harder in order to reach this consensus and that at this point, cooperation does much more good to the integration cause than criticism and complaints.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Lajcak also spoke on visa liberalization for Kosovo and the possibility of an agreement being reached within June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no doubt that Kosovo has met all conditions necessary to lift the visa regime and the issue once again lies with the lack of consensus. But I can say that this issue is being brought up much more often by member states during meetings of various European bodies, which is why I think that it\u2019s coming. I don\u2019t dare say a date but it\u2019s definitely coming\u201d \u2013 said Lajcak.<\/p>\n<p data-min-tv-running=\"true\">The diplomat emphasized that he can\u2019t give a specific date but that he is convinced that the moment for visa liberalization in Kosovo is very close.<\/p>\n<p data-min-tv-running=\"true\"><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/04\/29\/lajcak-says-talks-on-license-plates-to-resume-on-may-13\/\">Lajcak says talks on license plates to resume on May 13<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/05\/06\/kurti-and-vucic-went-out-for-beers-after-dinner-with-lajcak-claims-serbian-ex-minister\/\">Kurti and Vucic went out for a beer after dinner with Lajcak, claims Serbian ex-minister<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/balkans\/2022\/04\/21\/chief-negotiators-meeting-on-license-plates-in-the-right-path-says-lajcak\/\">Chief negotiators\u2019 meeting on license plates in the right path, says Lajcak<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EU\u2019s Special Envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak gave an exclusive interview for Euronews Albania, during which he declared that in the upcoming week, an important agreement between Kosovo and Serbia could be reached. 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