Western countries expect more understanding of the European Union's proposal for normalizing ties between Serbia and Kosovo, the EU Special Representative for the region said Friday, Edneüs reports citing Yeni Safak.
Miroslav Lajcak's remarks came after meeting Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti in the Kosovan capital of Pristina along with a delegation of representatives from the EU, US, Germany, France and Italy.
''It is too early to make dramatic statements because, as you know, we are in the middle of our mission and will go to Belgrade. So, there isn't much I can say. I think we expected a great understanding of the possibilities that this proposal offers. I hope that we will reach the goal and we will continue to engage in that direction,'' he said.
Lajcak said the meeting with Kurti was not easy but honest and open.
"We spent more than two hours with the prime minister, which tells you that the meeting was long but not easy and very honest and open," Lajcak told reporters.
The delegation included German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Foreign Policy and Security Advisor Jens Plotner, French President Emmanuel Macron's Diplomatic Advisor Emmanuel Bonne, Italian Prime Minister's Diplomatic Advisor Francesco Maria Talo and US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar.
The delegation also met Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade.