Trilateral meeting of Petkovic, Lajcak and Bislimi begins in Brussels

BRUSSELS - A trilateral meeting of the chief negotiators of Belgrade and Pristina, Petar Petkovic and Besnik Bislimi, and the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak began in Brussels shortly before 1 pm on Tuesday.

Previously, a delegation of experts from Belgrade that was led by Petkovic met with an EU delegation headed by Lajcak.

Petkovic, who is also the director of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija, announced earlier the meeting would address all issues important for deescalation in Kosovo-Metohija, including establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities and Pristina's ban on the Serbian dinar.

Previously, Lajcak also met with Pristina's chief negotiator Besnik Bislimi.