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Kosovo: Thaci, agreement with Serbia possible this year

'We have to sit down at a negotiating table'

15 April, 14:12
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, APR 15 - Kosovo's president Hashim Thaci said he believes an agreement with Belgrade is possible this year. In an interview published by the British newspaper Guardian, taken up by the Serbian media, Thaci said, however, that has no plans to lift tariffs on Serbian goods (increased by 100%) that led to a suspension of talks. ''We have to sit down even with our arch enemies, without any preconditions, trying to listen to each other'', said Thaci ahead of the April 29 regional conference convened by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron. In Pristina, Fatmir Limaj, co-chairman of the Kosovar negotiation team, said that the Kosovar leadership is ready to continue the dialogue in order to reach an agreement with Belgrade. Cited by local media, Limaj called on the international community to urge Serbia to resume negotiations. But Serbia has reiterated that resuming dialogue is only possible if Kosovo will lift the 100% customs duties imposed on Serbian imports.(ANSA).

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