Trilateral discussions conclude in Brussels, bilateral meeting underway

BRUSSELS - A bilateral meeting of EU representatives with Pristina's delegation is underway in Brussels, to be followed by a Belgrade-EU bilateral meeting.

The meeting with the Pristina delegation began following the conclusion of a trilateral meeting of Belgrade, Pristina and EU representatives after over 3.5 hours of discussions.

The Belgrade and Pristina delegations are headed by chief negotiators Petar Petkovic and Besnik Bislimi, respectively.

The discussions were due to address Pristina's regulation on cash operations, which is effectively a ban on the Serbian dinar.

The previous meeting of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue was held in Brussels on March 19.

Petkovic said at the time Belgrade's delegation had primarily insisted on the establishment of a Community of Serb Municipalities and that the dinar ban had been the other main issue.