Kosovo's president says dialogue with Serbia "indispensable"

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has expressed a desire to reduce tensions with Serbia, saying that dialogue between the two as "sovereign independent countries" is "indispensable."The two countries have a responsibility to normalize ties, which is seen as crucial if both want to join the European Union, and that they needed to create "conducive conditions" for dialogue, Thaci said in an interview with Kyodo News.Last year Kosovo introduced a 100 percent tax on Serbian imports in retaliation for blocking it from joining international organizations as an independent nation.Kosovo declared indep…READ FULL ARTICLE