US Lasts National Emergency Regarding Western Balkans

In a statement issued on June 18th, remember that the US president, in 2001, has declared national emergency regarding the Western Balkans to be treated, as it were, the unusual threat to US national security and foreign policy, stemming from the actions of engaged persons, or helping, sponsor or supporting extremist violence in the Republic of Macedonia, which is now known as Northern Macedonia.

This state of national emergency, said the White House statement, would also address the threat of bringing the actions of those who obstruct the implementation of the Dayton Agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina or UN Security Council Resolution 1244 for Kosovo.

The American president has changed that order in 2003, to take additional steps “related to acts barring the implementation of the 2001 Ohrid Framework Agreement concerning Macedonia”, the statement said.

The actions of people who threaten peace and international efforts to stabilise in the Western Balkans, including acts of extremist violence and stumbling activity, continue to pose unusual threats to national security and foreign policy in the United States. For this reason, the national emergency, announced on June 26, 2001, and the measures adopted on that date and then, to deal with this emergency, should remain in force beyond June 26th, 2019”, says the White House statement, where it is also indicated that national emergencies will be extended for another year.