Ambasador Danijel Apostolovic

Briefing on the Dialogue on the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Priština and the difficult position of the Serbian People in Kosovo and Metohija, 4 March 2026

06. Mar 2026.
A briefing on the Dialogue on the normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Priština and the difficult position of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija was held, on 4 March in Brussels, at the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the EU. Director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Petar Petković and Director of the Office for the Coordination of Affairs in the Process of Negotiation with the PISG in Priština Marko Antić spoke on this topic.

The briefing was attended by EU ambassadors in the Political and Security Committee, delegates of member states in the Council of the EU working groups on Enlargement and the Western Balkans, representatives of the European Commission, the European External Action Service and members of the team of the EUSR for the Belgrade-Priština Dialogue.

Ambasador Danijel Apostolovic

Head of the Mission of the Republic of Serbia to the EU Ambassador Danijel Apostolović, in the introductory part, pointed out the endangered rights and complex existential issues facing Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija, as well as their exposure to frequent ethnically motivated incidents.

Ambasador Danijel Apostolovic

Director Petković informed the attendees in detail about the situation on the ground, the status of the Belgrade-Priština Dialogue and the threat to the survival of Serbian institutions. Special attention was paid to the issue of the announced so-called laws on foreigners and vehicles, and the catastrophic consequences of their implementation for the Serbian population.

Ambasador Danijel Apostolovic

In the discussion that followed, the participants were briefed in detail on all activities undertaken by the Office for Kosovo and Metohija within the Belgrade-Priština Dialogue, as well as the efforts the Government of the Republic of Serbia is making regarding unilateral moves by Priština that do not contribute to the de-escalation of the general situation in Kosovo and Metohija.