Talks held to de-escalate tensions between Kosovo and Serbia

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have been inflamed after the Kosovar government took measures forbidding the use of Serbian official identification on its territory.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) welcomes Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti (R) ahead of their meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels. (AP)

It comes after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

 

The two governments are meeting in Brussels with leaders of the European Union and NATO in a bid to de-escalate the situation.