(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, 03 GIU - The European Union congratulated the new Kosovo government led by the Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti and asked for cooperation to strengthen EU-Kosovo relations.

"The coronavirus pandemic will remain a shared challenge for the foreseeable future and the EU will continue to stand by Kosovo and its people", EU High Representative Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner for Enlargement wrote in a joint note. They called on the new government to "move forward on its European path" engaging itself in "certain reform efforts to strengthen the rule of law, in particular the fight against corruption and organised crime, and to promote socio-economic development".

Moreover, "a swift resumption of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue facilitated by the EU, with the support of EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák, is essential to achieve a comprehensive normalisation of relations with Serbia", Borrell and Varhelyi stressed, adding that the dialogue "is the only way to turn Kosovo's European future into a reality for its citizens". (ANSA).