US Special Representative for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar, in an interview with N1 TV channel, said that, in his opinion, relations between Serbia and Kosovo will improve in the near future..

“I think that we should forget the narrative that Kosovo is Serbia and move on to the fact that Kosovo and Serbia are really Europe.. Accordingly, you have a common future,” he stressed after the next stage of negotiations held in Belgrade with the participation of the EU Special Representative for the Western Balkans Miroslav Lajcak and the leaders of both sides..

According to him, the meeting between President Vucic and Prime Minister Kurti was very professional and calm..

“It was inspiring to see this level of openness,” he added..

Escobar said that, together with EU representatives, they encouraged Pristina to be more constructive and flexible, and he sees that there is a desire for this.. In particular, according to him, no one should suffer because of license plates and both sides should be guided by European solutions..

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“This century is a time of opportunity for the region. Kosovo and Serbia will definitely be connected. The Western Balkans will become a generator of growth for the entire European continent,” he stressed..

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Ahead of the talks, Jens Stoltenberg said that in the event of an escalation of tensions, NATO will increase the peacekeeping force in Kosovo.

Recall that relations between Serbia and Kosovo became more complicated after, in protest against the decision of the Kosovo local authorities to ban the entry of cars with Serbian numbers into their territory from August 1, Serbian communities in Kosovo began to block roads and build barricades.

Serbs, predominantly living in the north of Kosovo, did not agree to accept such an innovation and built barricades on the roads in the municipalities bordering Serbia.

After consultations, Kosovo postponed the decision for a month - until September 1.