Serbia's Vucic: EU Will Halt Accession Talks If He Refuses To Normalize Ties With Kosovo

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on January 23 that European and U.S. diplomats had warned him that if he does not accept a French-German proposal to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo, EU accession negotiations with his country as well as Western investments will be halted. Vucic made the comments after meeting with a group of U.S. and European envoys in Belgrade on January 20. The EU proposal was presented to Serbia and Kosovo in December. Earlier this month, U.S. State Department counselor Derek Chollet said that the EU proposal was a good basis for conversation between Belgrade and Pristina. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Balkan Service, click here.