NATO chief, EU official discuss Kosovo-Serbia border tensions

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the European Union’s (EU) special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue on Friday discussed the arrangement made to de-escalate border tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.

In a Twitter post following the meeting with Miroslav Lajcak, Stoltenberg said that NATO’s Force in Kosovo (KFOR) mission continues to ensure a safe environment and freedom of movement in the region.

On Thursday, the EU announced that Serbia and Kosovo had reached a deal to de-escalate border tensions over a dispute involving license plates which had entered its second week.

The agreement followed two days of talks between Serbian and Kosovar officials mediated by the EU.

“NATO and the EU have common interests in a lasting political solution in the region,” Stoltenberg said.

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