(ANSA-AP) - BERLIN, 29 APR - German Chancellor Angela Merkel
and French President Emmanuel Macron are hosting a meeting of
Balkan leaders in Berlin, a move intended to restart deadlocked
talks between Serbia and Kosovo.
The meeting on Monday will include the leaders of Kosovo and
Serbia, several Western Balkans leaders and the European Union's
foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini.
Main issues will include Serbia's refusal to acknowledge the
2008 independence of Kosovo, high mutual tariffs, as well as
controversial suggestions of a land swap between the two.
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci told German news agency dpa in
an interview ahead of the meeting that "Serbia has to recognize
Kosovo's national existence without any precondition." Serbian
President Aleksandar Vucic is thought to be seeking changes to
Kosovo's borders as part of an overall agreement - something not
welcomed by many EU states. (ANSA-AP).
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