Question

Q81) Which of the following two countries agreed to implement the 2013 Brussels Agreement paving the way for normalizing the relations between both the countries.

• A. Serbia and Kosovo
• B. Kosovo and Belgrade
• C. Serbia and Albania
• D. Belgium and Netherland

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Serbia and Kosovo

Ans:81)(a)Related information-The First agreement of principles governing the normalisation of relations or more famously known as the Brussels Agreement was reached between both the countries under the mediation of the European Union on 19 April 2013 in Brussels, Belgium.

Key Features of Brussels Agreement

• Autonomy to Northern Areas: Serbs in northern Kosovo will enjoy greater rights. Kosovo has a majority Albanian population, but under the agreement ten areas with large Serb populations will be able to manage issues such as the local economy and education. Further, Serb Municipalities would have an assembly, president and a flag.

Kosovo will have a separate international dialing code. It will put an end to the inconvenience for

• Kosovo's mobile phone users of using Monaco or Slovenia international codes. However, Serbian-majority areas in the north will still be able to use Serbian calling codes.
• The two sides also agreed on how to share the symbolic Mitrovica Bridge (on Ibar River) that separates Albanian and Serb communities in the north.