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Petritsch: Kosovo to make the first move and resume dialogue 2 minutes _____ Austrian diplomat Wolfgang Petritsch says it is necessary to revive Pristina-Belgrade dialogue and reach a compromise solution. Petritsch says the dialogue and compromise should be reached with the help of the European Union, Moscow and Washington, if necessary. However, he said that Pristina should make the first move on resumption of the EU-facilitated dialogue with Belgrade. Petritsch who is former EU envoy on Kosovo, considers that the 100 percent tax imposed by Kosovo Government on all Serbian goods is not a way towards progress and gives no constructive contribution to the dialogue in Brussels. “The tax should be stopped. I am for revoking it, which is in accordance with the stance of the United States who are trying to convince Pristina to suspend tax and resume the negotiations. This is necessary, there can be no progress under a completely ambiguous situation. It is necessary to reach a good solution and a compromise for the benefit of both nations in Kosovo,” Petritsch said attending an activity on marking the 20th anniversary of NATO’s air strikes against Serbia which was held Monday in Belgrade. Petritsch said that presidents Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia and Hashim Thaci of Kosovo are moving in that direction. “I hope for a successful outcome,” the Austrian diplomat said. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "serbia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/serbia. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
