4 minutes agoPeriscop report confirmed: US Could Stop Co-operation With KSF
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Kosovo Security Force Commander Nundman Rama has announced Kosovo President Hashim Thaci through a letter (can you see below) that the US government has made a decision to cancel the visit of US National Guard of Iowa, Timothy Orr to Kosovo, as a sign of disappointment with the Kosovo Government's decision, [...]
In Commander Rama's letter, American officials in Kosovo have reportedly announced that Washington is reviewing other measures, including the suspension of training and educational programmes for KSF.
The news of the general's annulment of the visit due to the tax has confirmed for Radio Free Europe even the United States Embassy in Pristina.
The US general's visit was set to take place from February 16th to February 18th to mark the 11th anniversary of Kosovo's independence.
Periscope Two days ago, he reported his sources. that the US could disrupt co-operation with the KSF after the launch of sanctions on Kosovo due to its failure to suspend the tax.
The Kosovo government has imposed a 100 per cent tax on imports of these two states.
So far there has been no reaction from the Kosovo government.
This tax is viewed by the US and the EU as an obstacle to dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia.
U.S. Embassy said weeks ago through a statement.and actions that undermine dialogue are attitudes against US interests.
The United States insists that actions that undermine dialogue, obstacles from the sides, and refusal to suspend tariffs all go against US interests”, it was said in the statement.
This move has been exploited by Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, as a rationale for not continuing dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, developed with the European Union's mediation in Brussels.
In addition, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has said Friday, following a visit he has conducted to the US, that Washington has given clear orders that without the suspension of the customs tariff, it cannot continue dialogue in Brussels.
Otherwise, the US Embassy statement has not marked the first time the US has rejected the Kosovo authorities' decision.
The US State Department has announced in November that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called on Kosovo authorities to give up this move.
May 8 of last year, Kosovo had remained a delegation of 50 members From Iowa, U.S.A., whose top was Timothy Orr, General of the National Guard of Iowa.
He had then said that in partnership with the Kosovo Security Force, which had started in March 2011, much had moved forward.
Partnership with Kosovo, General Orr considered the best of the 77 partnerships that Ioua has worldwide.
My heart will meet Kosovo every time. This is my second home”, General Orr stressed.
