American expert for the Balkans: Without US strong commitment, no deal is likely to be reached

The document, published days ago in a Kosovo media, which talks about the final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, continues to spur reactions in public opinion.

Commenting on the non-perceive, development connoisseurs in the Balkans, they have said this document is part of a dangerous game in the Balkans.

American Balkan expert David Phillips notes that the document does not mention the US role in the dialogue process. It also stresses that the parties are unlikely to reach an agreement, without stronger US engagement.

“Noper does not address the US role during the mediation process. The EU's separate intervention has not proved effective in the past. Without the US's most powerful commitment, the parties are unlikely to reach an agreement and, if they achieve it, are unlikely to have the political will to take steps to implement a” agreement, he said to tv Dukaagjini.

While European Parliament deputy Lucas Mandl says publishing these letters has no good intentions.

I will not participate in this new strategy, to influence the situation in the Western Balkans in a bad way through letters of any source, which are meant to trigger a guilt game. I understand Germany and France denying being author of this work. Important to my daily parliamentary work are the real positions of these two countries, and all 25 other EU member states and my colleagues at the European Parliament”, he said.

Meanwhile, Professor from Oxford University Richard Capaplan also continues to be skeptical of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia, but according to him it is important that this process continues in the EU and US agenda.