U.S. envoy says deal between Serbia and Kosovo "entirely" possible this year

FILE PHOTO: Kosovar flags hang from lampposts on the day of celebrations of the 15th anniversary of Kosovo independence in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florion Goga

BELGRADE (Reuters) - An agreement over the normalisation of ties between Serbia and Kosovo this year is "entirely" possible, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday.

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti are set to meet in North Macedonia's lake resort of Ohrid on Saturday under European Union auspices to discuss ways of implementing a Western-backed agreement to normalise relations.