Stano declines to specify whether February 27 Brussels meeting will be held

BRUSSELS - European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano on Friday declined to specify whether a Brussels meeting of the EU special envoy for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue Miroslav Lajcak and representatives of the two parties would be held on February 27, but said the EU was hoping Belgrade and Pristina would solve an issue caused by a "very unfortunate decision" on one side.

Referring to Pristina's ban on the Serbian dinar in Kosovo-Metohija, Stano said the "very unfortunate and unconsulted decision" also affected the other side.

"We submitted invitation to partners to deal with certain issues, we explained it in depth already yesterday, so now we are hoping that both sides will be able to agree to it and solve the issue which was caused by a very unfortunate and unconsulted decision on one side, affecting also the other side, so this is our role as the...