Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Kosovan government on tensions in the northern part of Kosovo and with Serbia.

The UK is in close contact with the governments of both Kosovo and Serbia, making clear alongside partners the need to dismantle roadblocks, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and de-escalate latest tensions. The Foreign Secretary is in touch with Kosovo's Prime Minister Kurti and raised recent tensions with the Serbian Ambassador. During my (the Minister for Europe) visits to Serbia on 14 December and Kosovo on 16 December, I underlined that the EU-facilitated Dialogue was key to achieving the long-term goal of normalised relations between Kosovo and Serbia.