BRUSSELS: Serbia and its former province of Kosovo have reached an EU-brokered accord aimed at settling relations between the Balkan foes, a Kosovo government minister said yesterday, in a breakthrough that could see the EU open membership talks with Belgrade.
“And the white smoke is out! Habemus pactum! Happy:)))” tweeted Kosovo’s EU integration minister, Vlora Citaku. Asked by text message whether a deal had been struck, Citaku replied: “Yes.” A second government official also confirmed the agreement. “Serbia and Kosovo reached a deal yesterday to normalize ties,” EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton said on Twitter.
“Negotiations over, text initialled, important step for Serbia and Kosovo,” Ashton’s office wrote.
