Graffiti with Russian and Serbian flags on a street in Mitrovica, Kosovo. File photoBRUSSELS, 17 Aug NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Thursday's new round of talks between Belgrade and Prishina, saying he sees dialogue as the only way forward. »EU-led dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is a platform for finding solutions while respecting all the rights of all communities.I welcome the new round of negotiations scheduled for tomorrow, I call on all parties to show flexibility and a constructive approach… Dialogue is the only way to prevent escalation and violence,» he said at joint press conference in Brussels with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. 
Vučić said that Serbia does not need foreign military basesHead of EU Diplomacy Josep Borrell said earlier that talks between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo Albin Kurti are scheduled for August 18 in Brussels. The next round of dialogue was welcomed by the US embassies in Belgrade and Pristina. The situation around Kosovo escalated due to Pristina's plans to ban cars with Serbian numbers and documents from entering the region from August 1. In the north of Kosovo, where many Serbs live, riots broke out, in response, the authorities of the self-proclaimed republic pulled the police there. But following a US request, the Kosovo authorities delayed the ban's entry into force for a month. In Belgrade, this move was welcomed, saying that the leadership of Serbia and the authorities in Pristina were one step away from a serious conflict, but official Belgrade managed to keep the peace. >NATO declared its readiness to take measures to guarantee security in Kosovo
