Lajcak: Discussion with Vucic open, honest

BELGRADE - The EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak said on Wednesday he had had an "open and honest" discussion with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade about lowering tensions in Kosovo-Metohija.

In a Twitter post, Lajcak wrote that Vucic understood "the seriousness of the situation."

"We had an open and honest discussion on a political solution that would lower tensions and allow for dismantling of barricades," Lajcak also posted.

After the meeting, Vucic and Lajcak held a trilateral meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar.