The talks between the representatives of the Government of Serbia, Borislav Stefanović and Goran Bogdanović, with KFOR commander Erhard Biler on the details of the draft agreement (which they agreed on Wednesday) ended on Thursday evening at the KFOR base near Leposavic.
The negotiating parties did not agree on all positions that would resolve the crisis that arose on July 25, after Pristina's decision to bring its customs officers and police officers to the north of Kosovo.
After the meeting, which lasted five hours, Bogdanović and Stefanović did not make any statements to journalists.
Except in Rudar, the Serbs have been allowing the passage of convoys bringing food, water and fuel for the soldiers in the north since Wednesday evening, and the outcome of the negotiations will depend on whether the barricades will be completely removed or will be strengthened
After learning that an agreement with Kfora was not reached, Serbs in the north of Kosovo continued on Thursday evening to organize barricades on the roads to the Brnjak and Jarinje crossings.
Before midnight, the President of the Municipality of Zvečan Dragiša Milović addressed the citizens at the barricade in Rudar and said that despite the optimism of the leader of the negotiation team in Belgrade, an agreement has not been reached and therefore the barricades will not be removed yet.
Except in Rudar, where it is physically impossible to remove the barricades quickly, the Serbs have been allowing the passage of convoys bringing food, water and fuel for the soldiers in the north since Wednesday evening, and whether the barricades will be completely removed or reinforced will depend on the outcome of the negotiations.
The night passed without incident.
The draft agreement between the Government of Serbia and KFOR commander Biler envisages that KFOR will maintain control over the Brnjak and Jarinje crossings until mid-September, with the provision that, if necessary, that time limit can be extended
Councilors of the municipalities in the north of Kosovo supported on Thursday the requests of the Serbian state authorities to restore the previous situation at the Jarinje and Brnjak crossings, but they did not consider the agreed draft agreement.
The draft agreement agreed by the representatives of the Government of Serbia and KFOR Commander Erhard Biller envisages that KFOR will retain control over the Brnjak and Jarinje crossings until mid-September, with the provision that, if necessary, that deadline can be extended.
According to that draft, Kfor should allow passage for passenger vehicles and trucks weighing up to 3,5 tons, as well as trucks with humanitarian shipments.
The agreement includes the removal of the barricades placed by the Serbs on the roads in the north, as well as the re-establishment of freedom of movement in that part of Kosovo.
Ten conditions for the Government of Kosovo to accept the agreement
The Government of Kosovo has ten conditions that KFOR should accept and fulfill in talks with representatives of Belgrade in order to support the agreement between KFOR and Serbia, writes the Pristina daily "Zeri".
Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci said at the Government session on Thursday that KFOR commander Erhard Biller agreed with those demands.
That newspaper cites unconfirmed information that the first condition is the unblocking of the roads in the north of the country that lead to the Jarinje and Brnjak crossings, which the Serbs have been blocking since the day when the special units of the Kosovo Police began the action to take over these crossings.
The Government of Kosovo requests that it be determined that KFOR is responsible for crossings that, in principle, should be closed due to security and the declaration of a restricted military zone
The second condition is to maintain the current situation at the crossings, which implies that they must be closed for the passage of goods.
The Government of Kosovo requests that it be determined that KFOR is responsible for crossings that, in principle, should be closed due to security and the declaration of a restricted military zone.
Humanitarian aid from Serbia can enter Kosovo with vehicles up to 3,5 tons at certain border crossings, but after an assessment by an independent international specialized organization that there is a need for humanitarian aid, while the passage of goods for the needs of the Serbian Orthodox Church is allowed.
According to "Zeri", the Government of Kosovo requires the control and determination of the identity of all people and vehicles entering Kosovo.
It is also required to control the train that runs on the route Belgrade-Pristina to Zvečani, as well as the closure of all unregistered passages between Kosovo and Serbia.
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