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Ladies and Gentlemen,"Serbia does not recognize Kosovo's 2008 secession, but is under pressure from the European Union to improve ties and help overcome a split between Kosovo's Albanians and a Serb enclave in the north over which Belgrade retained de facto control. The status of the enclave [of Mitrovica] is at the heart of EU-mediated talks aimed at 'normalizing ties' between the two countries.""Serbia says it will never accept Kosovo as an independent state, but its offer to cede control over the north to Pristina is a dramatic shift in official policy as Belgrade seeks the economic boost of closer ties to the European Union. The shifting sands in Serbia come with Milosevic's heirs at the helm, nationalists who fought for Kosovo but who now say the territory is all but lost. The EU-led talks have already yielded deals on management of the Kosovo-Serbia border, recognition of vehicle license plates and university diplomas, trade relations and other practical problems arising from Serbia's refusal to recognize Kosovo."Best,Mike