EU welcomes normalisation of energy ties between Kosovo, Serbia

BRUSSELS, Sept 20 (KUNA) -- EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Saturday welcomed this week's signing of an agreement by the Power Transmission Companies KOSTT of Kosovo and EMS of Serbia.
"Through this agreement between the Transmission System Operators energy relations between Pristina and Belgrade will be normalised, and KOSTT can play its role of managing the high-voltage networks in Kosovo," Ashtonآ’s spokesman Michel Mann said in a statement. It noted that the two sides also approved the Action Plan to implement Arrangements on Energy, reached by the Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia last year in the EU-mediate dialogue for normalisation of relations between Belgrade and Pristina. "These steps are crucial for the implementation of Energy Arrangements; we expect they will promote a stable and secure power supply that all citizens deserve," added the statement. (end) nk.tg