The European Union’s Special Envoy for the Kosovo–Serbia dialogue, Peter Sørensen, said that his meetings in Kosovo focused on advancing the normalization process with Serbia.

During his visit, Sørensen held separate meetings with Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Foreign Minister Glauk Konjufca.

“I visited Kosovo for productive talks with Prime Minister Kurti and the newly appointed Foreign Minister Konjufca,” Sørensen wrote on X. “We focused on advancing normalization with Serbia, implementing commitments, and ensuring stability and progress on the European path.”

After the meeting, Kurti reaffirmed Kosovo’s commitment to normalizing relations with Serbia through mutual recognition.

Meanwhile, Konjufca informed Sørensen that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora will lead the dialogue process that began in 2011. However, the ministry did not confirm whether Konjufca will personally head the negotiations.

Political analyst Artan Muhaxhiri told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that transferring leadership of the dialogue to the Foreign Ministry marks “a new momentum.” Still, he warned that progress will depend on the willingness to compromise and to act realistically.

“The dialogue should be the government’s main project in the coming months,” Muhaxhiri said.

Asked about Konjufca’s potential performance as dialogue leader, Muhaxhiri said he could bring “new energy” to the process. Yet he cautioned that Konjufca should not remain under Kurti’s shadow. “If that happens,” he said, “the current negative situation will simply continue.”

In recent years, Kosovo and Serbia have held multiple rounds of dialogue at the chief negotiator level. However, no high-level political meetings have taken place since September 2023.

The last round of top-level talks occurred just days before the armed attack in Banjska, Zvečan, when a group of armed Serbs killed a Kosovo police officer. Kosovo blamed Serbia for the assault, while Belgrade denied involvement.

Over more than a decade of dialogue, the two countries have reached several agreements, though many remain unimplemented.

In 2023, both sides agreed on the Ohrid Agreement, also known as the Agreement on the Path to Normalization. However, the EU has stated that it has yet to be enforced.

Although the deal was never formally signed, the European bloc considers it legally binding for both parties.