EULEX Head of Mission Gabriele Meucci today welcomed the meeting held in Belgrade on 10 March 2015 between the Kosovo Police General Director Shpend Maxhuni and the Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljović. 

The meeting between the two Police Directors was the first one of its kind. Meucci commended the professional atmosphere of the meeting, in which topics such as  police cooperation, police integration, cross-border crime and irregular migration were discussed.   Meucci praised the start of the direct meetings between the Kosovo and Serbian Police officials, recommending that such constructive cooperation continue in the future. 

The meeting was facilitated by EULEX as part of its support to Pristina and Belgrade authorities under its mandate obligation to promote relations between Pristina and Belgrade Rule of Law institutions, including police, justice and customs officials.