Senator Johnson: US backs President Thaci and his courage

That, he made it known after the meeting he had with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Tuesday.

It's always a pleasure to welcome President Thaci to Washington DC. I respect the courage of the president of Kosovo, because he is trying to achieve something very difficult and that is reaching a peaceful solution between Serbia and Kosovo. We in the United States are here to support that”, Senator Johnson added.

According to him, President Thaci and President Vuciq should leave the space to come to the agreement, because it must be done between the parties, but as soon as the agreement is achieved to ensure support to ensure that the agreement produces peace, stability and prosperity for the people of Kosovo and Serbia to move ahead of”, he stressed, after meeting with President Thaci.

Senator Johnson, has said that an agreement is necessary for the bright future of both countries and we are here to support him, and again I have deep respect for President Thaci for the courage he is showing to achieve something so difficult.

For his part, President Thaci thanked Senator Johnson for his continued support in the process. He added that reaching this agreement is difficult, but that everything will be eased with American assistance.

“It is my pleasure to meet Senator Johnson today, who has often visited both Kosovo and Serbia. It has repeatedly encouraged us to work on reaching a comprehensive agreement between Kosovo and Serbia that implies mutual recognition, Kosovo's membership in the UN after the replacement of Resolution 1244, I know it will not be an easy process, but with the support of the United States of America, Senator Johnson's things can be achieved, it can be concrete, it can reach the peaceful”, Thaci stressed.