During an interview given to Bloomberg, the prime minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, stated that Kosovo and Serbia have no other alternative but to reach the final agreement for the normalization of relations, stressing that "the time has come" for such a thing to be done during his mandate.

"Disagreements" arose during the years 1998-1999 during the war in Kosovo as well as after the declaration of independence - and a decade later obstacles are appearing for these two countries from the Western Balkans to be integrated by the European Union - fueling tensions and increasing the risk that they return to another conflict, Telegrafi reports.

Kurti, who won over 50 percent of the vote in the last elections in Kosovo, according to Bloomberg, is ready for an agreement and for the two countries to get closer to their dream - EU membership - which, according to Kurti, can happen as soon as the duo normalize relations.

"We must have an agreement and I think it is time for this to happen during the mandate of our government", said Kurti during an interview given from his office in Pristina.

"I see an opportunity.

This fall we will find out if we will go there.

This fall is crucial to see if we should be optimistic," added Kurti.

Kurti's comments hint at the potential for a new moment, after years of EU-brokered talks failed to produce progress on one of Europe's most difficult geopolitical conundrums.

The main sticking points are Serbia's refusal to recognize its neighbor's sovereignty, and their demand that Kosovo grant autonomy to the roughly 100,000 Serbs living in Kosovo.

While Kurti did not reveal details of what the final agreement might include, the two sides are also expected to work on various issues – starting with bilateral relations to address past grievances related to war victims, people of displaced and war damage.

Kurti emphasized that he saw potential for an agreement under the "constellation" of the administration led by US President Joe Biden, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

However, he admitted that he is still troubled by the fact that Vučić has not yet sufficiently distanced himself from his past, when he served as Minister of Information during the 90s under Slobodan Milosevic.

/Telegraph/