Palmer: Suspend the tax, Serbia to recognise you as state

Serbia must recognise Kosovo as an independent, sovereign state, and the same thing Kosovo has said on the panel dedicated to Southeast Europe at the Delphi Forum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer, writes Belgrade newspaper “Danas”.

Responding to the moderator's question, Jovan Kovacic, of what the US's position in Pristina and Belgrade talks is really, Palmer has first found there is a wrong understanding of the American position. The United States wants to help what actors themselves want to do. The Prespa deal has succeeded because it has been loved by leaders of both sides. We want this to be repeated in the Belgrade and Pristina talks, and for the agreement to be attended by both Belgrade and Pristina, writes Metro.

There are no red lines, but there's no blanco checks, Palmer said. Palmer has been determined that “Kosovo must remove or suspend taxes, because they are the obstacle to advancing the” talks. He has commemorated that the United States has been supporting Kosovo for years and that it is now necessary that Kosovo “responds as partner”. The U.S. wants “s to change the context in which the opinion is taken”, and therefore they want taxes removed unconditionally.