The president of Kosovo Hashim Thaci and the German Chancellor Angela Merkel | Photo: Kosovo Presidency

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci will be hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday in Berlin, where one of the main topics will be the stalled EU-led dialogue on relations between Kosovo and Serbia.

“The meeting will be held on a symbolic date, namely on May 9, Europe Day,” Thaci told the media on April 26.

Before the visit was set, Merkel also had a telephone conversation with Thaci on April 17. The Kosovo presidency said the main topic was strengthening relations between the two countries and the Brussels-based dialogue with Serbia.

A statement published afterwards said Thaci had emphasized that Kosovo remains committed to implementing the agreements reached with Serbia so far, and reaching a legally binding final agreement with Serbia.

“Chancellor Merkel congratulated President Thaçi on the constructive role of Kosovo in the dialogue process with Serbia, on ratification of the agreement on marking the border line with Montenegro and on the functioning of the management team responsible for drafting the draft Statute of the Association of Serb-majority municipalities,” the statement read.

Merkel also met the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, on April 13.

“You can call me whenever you want,” Vucic said Merkel told him after the meeting – adding that a final resolution of the Serbia-Kosovo issue would need the consent of Germany, France, the EU, America, Turkey and Russia, while China should be also notified.

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