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Kosovo, Serbia to meet again

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Hashim Thaci, President of Kosovo, Federica Mogherini, and Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia during a meeting on July 3, 2017.

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, is scheduled to meet with President Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo and President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia on September 7.

The meeting is being organised the context of the Dialogue for normalisation of relations, which Mogherini facilitates.

According to an EU press release, Mogherini is aiming to make concrete progress, given the priority attached to the EU-facilitated Dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.

Addressing a panel with Vučić at the European Alpbach political forum in Austria on August 25, Thaçi said: “It is time for us to make new history” with a deal between Kosovo and Serbia. “The time for an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia is now. And we have a short window of opportunities,” he said.

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