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Tadic, Ashton Agree Resumption of Dialog
BRUSSELS, Sept. 7, 2010 (BETA) - Late on Sept. 7, Serbian President
Boris Tadic met with EU senior foreign policy and security chief
Catherine Ashton on the harmonization of views concerning the
resolution on Kosovo that Serbia plans to present to the U.N. General
Assembly, a statement from the Serbian President's office said.
"President Tadic and Catherine Ashton agreed to resume dialog," the
statement said.
The meeting and a working dinner lasted around two hours.
According to unofficial reports from Brussels, a statement from EU
senior foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on her meeting with the
Serbian President is expected later this evening.
A brief European Commission press release that was handed to the
Serbian media by the EU delegation in Serbia, said that Tadic and
Ashton had agreed to stay in touch on Sept. 8.
"The meeting provided an opportunity for us to discuss the situation
after the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion. Ashton
and President Tadic agreed to stay in touch tomorrow," the statement
said.
According to unofficial sources, Tadic plans on going back to
Belgrade.
Tadic and Ashton discussed efforts to harmonize Serbia and the EU's
views on Serbia's proposed resolution on Kosovo at the European
Commission's headquarters in Brussels.
The meeting was held two days prior to a debate at the U.N. General
Assembly on the proposal and after intense consultations between
Serbia and the EU on the document.
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