Stano: EU ready to organise high-level meeting, no date for now

BRUSSELS - EU spokesperson Peter Stano said on Tuesday in Brussels the EU was as yet unable to announce a date of a high-level meeting in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue.

Responding to a Tanjug query whether a high-level meeting in Brussels was due soon, Stano said EU special envoy Miroslav Lajcak had travelled to the region for the sake of progress in the dialogue and to make it clear to partners in Pristina and Belgrade that he expected progress.

Stano said an European proposal about the way forward and progress towards normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo was on the table.

He also said he had nothing to add to what Lajcak had said on the ground.

Commenting on the possibility of a high-level meeting in the dialogue, Stano said the EU was always ready to welcome the parties and host a meeting.

He added than an announcement would be made in due course but that no announcement of a high-level meeting could be made at this time.

In a Twitter post following Monday's separate meetings with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and the so-called Kosovo's PM Albin Kurti, Lajcak announced that discussions would be continued at a high-level meeting.