Kosovo president says no land swap to be talked with Serbia
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kosovo's president has strongly rejected any idea of a land swap with Serbia.
Hashim Thaci said Friday in the Albanian capital Tirana that "a land swap (with Serbia) would never occur," adding that not a "centimeter of Kosovo territory could be touched."
Last year, Thaci proposed a "border correction," with Kosovo getting southern Serbia's Presevo Valley and giving nothing in exchange, without explaining how Serbia would accept that.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The European Union has told Serbia and Kosovo they must normalize their ties to have a chance to join the bloc.
Some officials in Serbia and Kosovo have suggested a land swap — Serbia's Presevo Valley for Kosovo's northern Mitrovica.
Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, which Belgrade refuses to recognize.