Kosovo declared its independence on February 17, 2008 and is recognized by about 110 countries, including the U.S., the U.K, France, Germany and Turkey.
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This was announced by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, who chaired a meeting between the respective prime ministers of Serbia and Kosovo – Aleksandar Vucic and Isa Mustafa.
Member of the Serb delegation General Dragan Vladisvljevic said that an agreement had been reached and that Serbia will have its own telecommunications company in Kosmet (Kosovo and Metohija).
Serbia and Kosovo took steps toward overcoming decades of animosity August 25, signing an agreement that moves toward normalizing relations and joining the European Union.
Under the agreement, Serbs in northern Kosovo will enjoy greater rights and be able to manage some issues such as the local economy and education, as well as having access to funding from Belgrade.
According to Mogherini, this marked a turning point in the dialogue agenda and represented a landmark achievement in the normalisation process, the EU External Action Service informs.
“Solutions such as those found bring concrete benefits to the people and at the same time enable the two sides to advance on their European path”.
The two sides also resolved a dispute on sharing the symbolic Mitrovica Bridge that separates the Albanian and Serb communities in northern Kosovo.
The agreement comes two days before a major summit grouping leaders of western Balkan nations and Mogherini, amid concerns over a huge flow of migrants through the region, and also over Russian influence. That helped Serbia to start EU accession talks a year later.
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Kosovo Albanians and Serbia fought a war in 1998-1999, which following the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation air camping against former Yugoslavian objectives saw Serbian army leaving Kosovo.
