Lajcak: Agreement reached on next Brussels meeting

PRISTINA - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said in Pristina on Friday an agreement had been reached on the next Brussels meeting of the chief negotiators of Belgrade and Pristina, but did not specify a date.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Pristina's chief negotiator Besnik Bislimi, Lajcak said a date could not be announced without coordination with other parties, but did not elaborate.

He added that the meeting with Bislimi had also addressed the opening of a Kosovska Mitrovica bridge on the Ibar River to traffic.

Lajcak reiterated that the bridge should be opened to traffic, but in cooperation with international partners, Pristina-based media outlets reported.