The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement on the agreement between Kosovo and Serbia

An agreement was reached between Kosovo and Serbia on border crossings with identification playing cards.

Ankara introduced that it’s happy with the agreement reached.

In a written statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “We’re happy that an agreement has been reached on border crossings with identification playing cards between Kosovo and Serbia.” expression was used.

Turkey is happy with the step taken

It was acknowledged that it was hoped that the events would attain an agreement as quickly as attainable on different problematic points, particularly the license plate challenge.

Reminding that there was a rigidity in the north of Kosovo on 31 July attributable to the practices on identification playing cards and license plates, and that the implementations of the Kosovo facet had been delayed for 30 days, the statement reminded that Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu additionally made a statement each on July thirty first and in Kosovo to scale back the rigidity. It was reported that each the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs had phone conversations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, and then Turkey continued to name for restraint to the events.

Emphasis on peace and stability in the Balkans

“Turkey, as a Balkan nation, attaches particular significance to the preservation of peace and stability in the Balkans and helps the decision of issues by means of dialogue and initiatives on this route. Turkey will proceed to proceed its efforts in direction of peace and stability in the area from now on.”

Statement from Brussels

EU Excessive Consultant for Foreign Relations and Safety Coverage, Josep Borrell, introduced yesterday on social media the agreement on the challenge that has prompted rigidity between Kosovo and Serbia in current months, and introduced that the two nations agreed inside the scope of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue carried out beneath the facilitation of the EU.

Stating that Serbia will take away the entry/exit paperwork for many who have a Kosovo ID, Borrell acknowledged that Kosovo is not going to ask for these paperwork for many who have a Serbian ID.

Kosovo-Serbia tensions

At the finish of July, the authorities of Kosovo, consistent with the precept of reciprocity, “issuing short-term declaration kinds to these getting into/exiting Kosovo with Serbian identification playing cards” and “changing license plates issued by Serbian authorities to Serbs in Kosovo to ‘RKS’ (Republic of Kosovo) plates. He introduced that the related choices will come into pressure.

In line with the information of AA, Serbs in Kosovo reacted to this and closed the border crossings in the north of the nation and tensions elevated in the nation. The Kosovo authorities has determined to postpone the implementation that prompted the disaster till 1 September, offered that every one the barricades on the roads resulting in the border crossings with Serbia are eliminated later on.

NATO’s Pressure in Kosovo (KFOR) has declared that it is able to intervene in case of destabilization in the area. For the answer of the drawback, negotiations had been held between the events inside the scope of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue facilitated by the EU.