Relations between people of United States and Kosovo are strong and “will not change”, but Washington has “some challenges” in bilateral relations with Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.<\/p>\n
This is what Washington’s envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, said during a meeting with journalists at the American Embassy in Pristina.<\/p>\n
“We will continue to be your strongest supporter in the international community,” Escobar said.<\/p>\n
According to the American official, despite the challenges in relations with Prime Minister Kurti, he said that “we hope that people will understand that our current difficulties with Prime Minister will not affect this sentiment”, writes rel.<\/p>\n
Senior American official said that despite the fact that USA stands behind Kosovo, the lack of coordination with them on the issue of new mayors of municipalities in the north, will have consequences for Pristina.<\/p>\n
“We have said not to ignite the delicate situations and there was persistence using force to get the new mayors into the buildings. I’ve been in the US Government since I was 19 years old, I’ve seen a lot of US Government run out of buildings due to floods, fires, hurricanes, COVID, but also protests and I’ve never seen anyone question the authority of the Government american. Therefore, why these buildings, why under these conditions, why after we have asked them for coordination, even though we stand behind them they refuse to coordinate. This allows us to understand how they see us as a partner and this should have consequences”, Escobar stressed.<\/p>\n
Escobar said that the US is committed to Kosovo’s independence and sovereignty, security and economic prosperity.<\/p>\n
“I will be very honest, USA has been your biggest supporter and it pains me to see that people think that somehow we are directing our relationship and engagement with Kosovo for the benefit of Serbia”, said Escobar.<\/p>\n
“I want to remind people: Serbia was against your independence in 2008 and we moved on, they were against our campaign for recognition for years and we moved on, they were against the elections and we saw them as illegitimate”, he added.<\/p>\n
Escobar, together with the European Union envoy for the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Laj\u00e7ak, started their visit to Kosovo on Monday and held a meeting with Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on Tuesday they also met with the president, Vjosa Osmani, and with the leaders of the opposition parties. Then they will also meet with the heads of state in Belgrade.<\/p>\n
American and European officials presented Kurti with three demands from the international community: calming the situation in northern Kosovo, holding new elections in the north, and returning to dialogue mediated by the EU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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