“I see the risk of the return of the dark forces of the past in terms of confrontation and even conflict. It is necessary to use the perspectives of European integration as a way of reconciliation and unity in the region, ”Mogherini quotes RIA Novosti.
She noted that the European perspective should be open to the countries of the region in order to “support the trends of cooperation and make them irreversible.”
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the exacerbation of the situation in Kosovo is beneficial to those who wish to make the Balkans "sanitary cordon against Russia."
The European Union also called on Belgrade and Pristina for maximum restraint in connection with the latest events in Kosovo.