3 minutes agoHavenier reiterated US requirements: The establishment of Association is done with urgency
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)US Ambassador to Pristina Jeffrey Hovenier says in an interview for Radio Free Europe that the United States expects both Kosovo and Serbia to implement all obligations and commitments undertaken with the Ohrid Agreement on normalisation of relations. According to him, Kosovo should start pushing the Association [...]
According to him, Kosovo should begin to advance the Association of Serb majority municipalities, and “ky should be among the first steps”.
We believe he should be fully in line with the current Kosovo Constitution. We believe it should be fully in line with the Constitutional Court's decision. We do not believe there should be executive authorities or competencies”, says Havener.
The American ambassador adds that Serbia seems to have a different vision, but that, according to him, “does not mean that Kosovo cannot move ahead of an association addressing the concerns of the Serb community in Kosovo”.
Serbia may ask for more, but, after all, this is what the United States and the international community are prepared to see as acceptable”, says Havener.
It demonstrates hope that Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti will work with representatives of the European Union towards this “strategic goal”.
If you don't do that, says Havenier, there will be consequences.
“We are very committed to seeing Kosovo's progress, but we can't be more interested than the Government of Kosovo”, says Havener.
The American ambassador also stresses that European mediators of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue enjoy strong “confidence” from the US.
