Quiet meeting in Solothurn to ease Balkan tensions

Tuesday, 18 November 2025 06:30

Over the weekend, a quiet meeting took place in Solothurn, hoping to ease tensions between Serbia and Kosovo.

Around a dozen politicians from both countries, met for informal discussions organized by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

The talks are part of the ongoing Solothurn Dialogue, a Swiss initiative supporting the EU-led normalization process.

For Switzerland, the effort also has local significance, as over 170,000 people from Kosovo and Serbia live in the country.

Organizers hope these quiet exchanges can build trust, test ideas, and foster reconciliation.

Diplomats describe the meetings as deliberately discreet, but stress they’re not secret.

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