Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in New York that Serbia is urging the dialogue with Pristina and a compromise solution to the Kosovo issue, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Monday.

Speaking at an informal dinner for Western Balkan officials hosted by European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, Dacic expressed the hope that the next High Representative will continue contributing to efforts to find a solution acceptable to both sides while insisting on the implementation of accepted obligations.

Dacic is in New York to attend the 74th UN General Assembly.

The Foreign Minister said that membership in the EU is Serbia’s key foreign policy priority along with regional stability, adding that the entire region belongs in the EU.