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Serbia's and Kosovo's leaders reached an agreement to normalize relations between their countries in Friday's European Union-brokered talks in a significant step forward in the EU membership bids of both nations.
"What we are seeing is a step away from the past and for both of them a step closer to Europe," EU's top foreign policy official Catherine Ashton said, congratulating Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic for their "determination and courage."
The EU is expected to give a firm date to Serbia to start membership negotiations and to sign an association and partnership agreement with Kosovo.
Turkish Foreign Ministry welcomes agreement between Serbia and Kosovo
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also welcomed an agreement reached between Serbia and Kosovo to normalize relations.
Turkish MFA stressed that the agreement would make contributions to peace and stability not only in the Balkans but the whole world in general.
