Kosovo and Serbia talk of land-swap

A possible exchange of territory could help pave the way for a final settlement between Belgrade and Pristina

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SERBIA Belgrade
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ROMANIA
CROATIA
BULGARIA
ITALY 
ALBANIA 
MONTENEGRO 
KOSOVO
GREECE
Potential EU members

Kosovo’s president Hashim Thaci (left) and Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic will discuss exchange of territory in southern Serbia, predominantly populated by ethnic Albanians, for northern Kosovo with largely ethnic Serbian population

Around one third of 124,000 Serbs in Kosovo live in north
SERBIA 
MONTENEGRO
KOSOVO
Pristina
Gracanica 
Djakovica
Prizren
Gnjilane 
Urosevac
ALBANIA
Pec

Majority ethnic-Serb areas of Kosovo
Majority ethnic-Albanian areas of Serbia

Presevo Valley: Home to around 60,000 Albanians



Supporters believe deal could secure international recognition for Kosovo and move Serbia closer to EU membership. Critics say it could further destabilise volatile region

20km 12 miles



Sources: Community of Serb Municipalities, BBC, AFP
Pictures: AP, Getty Images
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MACEDONIA by ethnic Albanians, for part
Mitrovica
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