Kosovo and Serbia reach border deal

by admin
Dec 3, 2011

The European Union has mediated a deal between Kosovo and Serbia to jointly manage their border crossings.

"The parties reached an agreement on the EU-developed concept of integrated management for crossing points," the EU said in a statement late on Friday.

"This means that the parties will gradually set up the joint, integrated, single and secure posts at all their common crossing points."

Sporadic clashes have broken out between NATO troops and Serbs in Northern Kosovo, over who manages the border.

Serbian President Tadic Boris Tadic welcomed the deal and called on Serbs to dismantle barricades they erected in Kosovo earlier this year.

Serbia has not recognised Kosovo’s independence, which was declared in 2008.

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