Brussels, January 22, 2026
The First Deputy Prime Minister in Office for European Integration, Development and Dialogue of the Republic of Kosovo, Besnik Bislimi, participated in the next dialogue meetings in Brussels at the level of chief negotiators. The main topic of the meetings was the operationalization of the Joint Commission on Violently Missing Persons.
Below is the full statement to the media by Deputy Prime Minister Bislimi, after the end of the meetings:
Question: Mr. Bislimi, the meetings lasted from the afternoon, what is the result of the meetings and was there a joint meeting?
Answer: Most of the time today was spent in bilateral meetings, meaning first the Kosovo side with the European Union and then the Serbian side. The goal was to reach an agreement to operationalize today the Joint Commission for the implementation or enforcement of the agreement on missing persons between Prime Minister Kurti and President Vučić. The meetings were successful and in the end we managed to finally implement this objective. Now all that remains is for our deputies to meet in the coming weeks and determine the first priorities for the work of the Joint Commission.
Question: Were there any other topics in the meetings besides the topic of missing persons?
Answer: This topic was the main topic. Of course, other elements where future movements are expected after the formation of the government were also touched upon in brief points, but most of the time was dedicated to the implementation of the Commission for the implementation of the Agreement on Violently Missing Persons.
