- PRISTINA: A Western official says Kosovo and Serbia have reached an agreement to allow NATO peacekeepers to remain at two disputed border crossings until mid-September.
Violence erupted there last week when Serbs attacked NATO forces in response to a bid by Kosovo to impose a ban on goods from Serbia using the crossings.
The Western official, who was close to the talks, said Friday that Kosovo and Serbia “reached a common understanding” with NATO to maintain positions it has now taken up at the sites. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
Under the agreement, no commercial goods will move through the border crossings until Kosovo and Serbia resume talks next month.
Kosovo or Serbia officials did not immediately comment on the deal.