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The UK has been a strong supporter of the EU-facilitated Dialogue between Serbia and
Kosovo, which has made significant progress over the last 18 months, including the
historic 19 April 2013 agreement on beginning to normalise relations. The UK also
helped ensure that the negotiating framework for Serbia’s EU accession process requires
comprehensive normalisation of relations before Serbia can join the EU. Elections
in Serbia and delays in forming the new Government of Kosovo have slowed the pace
of implementation of the 19 April agreement this year, but some recent progress has
been made on Integrated Border Management, Telecoms and Energy. In addition to the
EU-facilitated Dialogue, Her Majesty's Government is also working on building better
relationships, through promoting inter-ethnic commerce, encouraging more inter-ethnic
dialogue, confidence building measures, and encouraging greater action from the government
of Kosovo in recruiting ethnic-minorities into state institutions.
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