Head of Belgrade's negotiating team Borislav Stefanovic expressed belief on Thursday that it would be good if the negotiations were to be staged in Pristina as well, and assessed that it is a good moment to do so, announcing that he might visit Pristina next week.

“We have shown readiness on a number of occasions for the talks to be conducted in Pristina as well. We believe that this would be good for the negotiating process and contribute to mutual trust and exchange of ideas in the intervals between meetings,” Stefanovic told Tanjug.

He expressed optimism on this matter and said that this could come true in the course of next week. Stefanovic added that he cannot specify the date of his visit or the names of officials he would confer with because, as he said, the organisation of the meetings is still underway.

When asked to comment on the statement of head of Pristina's negotiating team Edita Tahiri who said that it is not the right moment for a Kosovo official to confer with Stefanovic, he said that he believes there is no such thing as a bad moment for talks.

“I believe that there is no such thing as a bad moment to talk. Since talks are already being conducted in Brussels, I see no reason why this would be a problem,” he said.