BBC: CIA chief spoke mostly about Kosovo during visit to Serbia

So writes British public media (Serbian-language service) in an article/analysis about Burns' sudden visit to the region, while consulting even prominent intelligence analysts about the U.S. chief's visit.

His work as head of the CIA is less important than his status as a confidential and important figure in Joe Biden's foreign policy team.

In light of this argument translates the weight and importance of the visit by William Burns, the CIA's prominent analyst, David Kanin, who was engaged in regional affairs in the nine years.

Speaking of this Kanin media has his readings about William Burns's surprise visit, which he says may be aimed at a success of American foreign policy prior to the US election conclusion.

“Administration (Biden) wants to achieve success in foreign policy before the end of the mandate in January, or even before it, before the elections itself, Kanin said.

The BBC for Burns starts early on that “is unusual” for a diplomat like him who has travelled the world to career ends to be the head of the national intelligence service.

Further, by developing his character and profile, the media refer to several notes in the prestigious New York Times.

“Burns' creation is an almost extraordinary change for the long figure, discrete with careful eyes, gray hair and scratched mustaches, the kind you can easily imagine in a John Le Carré novel whispering in an official's ear at an embassy party that the city is falling into the hands of the rebels and that it will wait by boat at midnight” Robert Draper in NYT.

“As director of the CIA, he responds directly and only to President”.

This gives him a high level of credibility with world officials,” said Shane Harris, which covers security issues at The Washington Post.

David Canan, of course, does not believe that the visit of Burns to the region will reveal something new: he considers American diplomacy in these two regions “rgic”.

There's nothing new here, and I don't expect anything out of what I consider American diplomacy quite useless in both Balkan and Middle East”, adds this experienced intelligence officer.

However, the BBC estimates it is not unusual for the CIA leader to come to Sarajevo in recent years. CIA Director John Brenan was in Sarajevo in 2016 when he met with colleagues from intelligence agencies as well as with members of the BiH Presidency. One of his predecessors, Michael Hayden, also came in 2007, and David Petraus also visited him, but as former director of the CIA.

Unlike BiH, visits to Belgrade, if there were, are regularly kept secret.

And this time, when Burns arrived in Serbia, there were no official reports.

“We have had a constructive, kind and important meeting”, President Aleksandar Vuciq said of the CIA chief's visit.

Responding to the BBC's question in the Serbian language, he added, without going into detail, that the topics were “important to Serbia's future”.

Media reported earlier that Burns was hosted in Belgrade by the Security and Information Agency (BIA) and its director, Vladimir Orlic. “Orlic did not make ad or BIA”, the BBC says.

The topics with Serbian officials have been more political than on intelligence issues, and at meetings more have been discussed about Kosovo, the BBC unofficially teaches.