The Speaker of the Parliament of Kosovo, Glauk Konjufca, said this Wednesday that the proposal of Western diplomats for the creation of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority, which has been submitted to the government of Kosovo, according to him, is fully in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo and does not create a level of third power. "I have not examined it carefully but only a superficial glance, but it is completely in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo", he said. 

Konjufca said that anyway the final draft should be drawn up by the government of Kosovo and it should not be negotiated with Serbia. "The difference that I think is essential for the Republic of Kosovo and our state institutions has to do with the fact that the Association should not be negotiated, the association is not, let's say, the central topic of the negotiations with Serbia", said Mr. Konjufca. 

He made these comments a few days after Western envoys presented in Pristina and Belgrade a plan for the implementation of the agreement reached earlier this year in Brussels and Ohrid, which is expected to be discussed in Brussels on Thursday. 

European officials said  on Tuesday that part of the Brussels discussions will also include "a modern European proposal for the statute of the Association of Serb-Majority Municipalities." 

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic are expected to meet separately on Thursday with the French President, the German Chancellor, the Italian Prime Minister and European Union leaders, to discuss ways to implement the agreement reached earlier this year in Brussels and Ohrid.

"We expect from both sides, Kosovo and Serbia, to immediately and unconditionally return to the fulfilment of the obligations from the dialogue and the extension of the situation", said the spokesperson of the European Union Peter Stano, underlining that there will be no meeting at the level of high between the parties tomorrow in Brussels. 

The Government of Kosovo said on Wednesday that "Prime Minister Albin Kurti has expressed his agreement that the plan presented by the diplomats, for which no details have been given, should be the framework for continuing further discussions with the allied states, the United States, Germany, France and Italy, which should provide a strong security component and also strengthen the prospect of membership in international organizations". 

Diplomats hope to make progress by the time European Union leaders meet starting Thursday afternoon. 

Increased Western pressure to implement the agreement followed the September 24 attack when a group of armed Serbs attacked Kosovo police in the northern village of Banjska, killing a police officer. Three attackers were killed during the clashes, which raised concerns about stability in the region. Western diplomats say that September 24 proved the importance of the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia.