Macron, Scholz urge Kosovo, Serb leaders to hold new elections


  • World
  • Friday, 02 Jun 2023

Italian members of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) stand guard next to wire fencing in Leposavic, Kosovo, June 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

BULBOACA, Moldova (Reuters) - France and Germany urged the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to organise new elections as soon as possible in regions affected by recent civil unrest, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday after talks in Moldova with the two parties.

Speaking after a summit of European leaders in Moldova, Macron said he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had given them a week to respond to their proposals.

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