From Thursday morning, bilateral and tripartite meetings were held in Brussels at a high level, within the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue.

The Prime Minister of the country, Albin Kurti, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, met separately with the Head of the EU's Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, and then held a tripartite meeting in which there was no greeting or handshake.

In the building where the meeting was held, the envoy of the United States of America, Gabriel Escobar, was also present.

Despite the meetings, no agreement was reached between Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday.

After the end of the meetings, in the evening hours, the Government of Kosovo issued a press release for the media.

The executive announced that two topics were discussed.

The first was the discussion on the General Framework of the Agreement, while the second was on the current political and security issue.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić during the meeting on August 18 in Brussels

According to the announcement, the Prime Minister said that the agreement should be legally binding for full normalization of relations and mutual recognition should be at the center.

While, it has presented several chapters with relevant elements that this framework should contain.

"Today there were two topics on the agenda.

The first was the discussion on the General Framework of the Agreement.

Prime Minister Kurti emphasized that this agreement should be legally binding for the complete normalization of relations with mutual recognition in the center.

He presented several chapters with relevant elements that this framework should contain".

"The second topic was the current political and security issues for which Prime Minister Kurti pointed out the importance of legality and constitutionality in our country as guarantees of peace, security and equality for all citizens without distinction", the Government's press release states.

Meanwhile, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell, after the meeting he held with the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has confirmed that no agreement has been reached regarding the issue of license plates and documents for border entry and exit.

In a press conference held in Brussels, Borrell said that the meeting was neither easy nor regular, as it came as a result of the tensions created in the north of the country.

He has declared that he will not surrender and that there is still time until September 1, when Kosovo's decision on reciprocity for license plates and entry-exit documents will come into force.

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell

"Today's meeting was not normal, that is, regular.

Together with the representative Lajçak, we called this meeting because we are dealing with mainly negative developments on the ground and increasing tensions in the north of Kosovo.

This meeting was about the responsibility of both leaders in search of a solution in good faith to make efforts towards peace and stability", he said before the media, reports Telegrafi.

According to him, it is time to find long-term solutions for many problems and issues that connect the two countries.

"We are in a critical time.

We see the return of war to our continent after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

We face a dramatic and dangerous moment for our continent.

It is time to look for solutions and solve long-term issues.

I told both leaders that this meeting was for crisis management and the goal was to calm the situation on the ground", Borrell stated.

Further, he added that no progress has been made on bigger issues and that at the moment there is no compromise from the parties.

"I cannot say that in this meeting there was progress on bigger issues.

There is no compromise at the moment."

Borrell affirmed that at the end of the meeting he made it clear to the two leaders that "EU and NATO membership must remain the ultimate goal and they must find a way to advance further in this journey."

The first step is to look for a solution to the current situation."

Meanwhile, the US also reacted to the Kurti-Vučić meeting and the dialogue, calling for the continuation of the dialogue.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said at the daily press conference that Washington is following the situation closely and as a priority.

"From what we know, the talks are continuing.

We, in partnership with the EU, are following it carefully and encourage both parties to use the dialogue effectively and suggest the parties to continue the dialogue," said Price.

The spokesperson of the State Department added that Washington fully supports the dialogue and said that it is important that both sides use these talks effectively, repeating Washington's position that they should "advance the discussion on the normalization of relations that they have in the premise of mutual recognition".

Price said that the State Department official, Gabriel Escobar, along with the US ambassador to the EU, Mark Gitenstein, are closely monitoring the discussions between Pristina and Belgrade, and added that the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is personally involved.

"There are a lot of high officials who are watching this issue closely.

We have a senior official who is in Brussels, closely monitoring these talks.

I assure you that these talks have the attention of senior American officials.

Our ambassador to the EU is one of the officials who is watching this closely.

But there are senior officials here in Washington who are doing the same.

This is an issue that Secretary Blinken himself has been personally engaged with for a long time.

This is a priority that involves our entire organization, on the ground and here in the US," he stated.

The spokesman for the US State Department refused to answer whether the White House has delivered a message on Thursday to the European Union regarding the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, but said that "we are pleased that these discussions have begun and are continuing now.

We will remain directly involved with both parties, with our counterparts in Kosovo and Serbia, as well as through monitoring the talks that are being mediated by the EU".

/Telegraph/