Borrell wrote that Serbia agreed to drop the requirement for entry and exit documents for people with Kosovo identity documents, while Kosovo agreed not to impose similar document requirements for people with Serbian identity documents, Omni reports.
“Kosovo Serbs, like all other citizens, will be able to travel freely between Kosovo and Serbia using their identity documents,” Borrell wrote.
“This is a European solution, we congratulate the two leaders for this decision and for their leadership,” he continued, writing that he had received guarantees from Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti.
The government of Kosovo planned in advance to introduce requirements for people entering Kosovo with Serbian identity documents to replace them with a temporary document during their stay in the country. The introduction of the new rules was recently postponed until 1 September after widespread protests by Kosovo Serbs.
Kosovo declared its independence in 2008, but Serbia did not accept the secession. In the northern Serb-dominated part of Kosovo, resistance is strong and many remain politically loyal to Serbia.
After effectively breaking away from former Serbian control, Kosovo declared its independence in 2008.
Just over a decade after independence, more than half of the world’s nations recognized the new country, including the United States and a majority of European Union member states. Among other countries, Serbia, Russia and China have not recognized Kosovo.
In 2013, an agreement was concluded between Kosovo and Serbia, but it was not possible to agree on what influence the Serb-controlled areas should have.
Kosovo’s 1.8 million people are mainly Kosovar Albanians, while Serbs live in pockets, especially in the northern parts, near the border with Serbia.
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