Serbia and Kosovo are in a bind over discussing the issue of the north and who it belongs to. The status of northern Kosovo remains an outstanding obstacle that the EU said will only be solved through the ongoing dialogue between the two countries.
The EU is asking for three dialogues. One between Pristina and Belgrade, one between Pristina and Serbs in the north, and the last between Serbs from both sides of the Ibar River. They have to have a solution upon which both should agree.
Kosovo Serbs held a protest rally on the 30th of January stating again they do not recognize Pristina institutions, demanding Belgrade guarantees implementation of agreements reached in Brussels thus far.
Oliver Ivanovic, former Kosovo ministry state secretary said the north will always be different. "The north will not secede from the rest of Kosov, but Kosovo cannot secede from Serbia either," Ivanovic siad.
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