Serbia's successful Kosovo campaign sparks US protests
The new US special representative for the Western Balkans, Matthew Palmer, has set himself the goal of achieving the resumption of negotiations between Serbia and the Albanian separatists of Kosovo.
He stated this in an interview with the Slovenian newspaper Tanjug, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Elections in Kosovo will take place on October 6, and in Serbia in the spring of next year. We will have the opportunity to continue negotiations between the two campaigns, and we must use it. “I hope that the parties will understand the need for urgency and return to dialogue once the elections in Kosovo are completed and a new government is formed,” Palmer said.
At the same time, he denied the assertion that Donald Trump wants the Kosovo conflict to be resolved before the end of his presidential term.
He expressed the hope that the next “government” of Kosovo will agree to abolish the XNUMX% tariffs on imports from Serbia, which have placed the Slavic blockade of the region into conditions of economic blockade.
According to the American, Belgrade should stop lobbying for the withdrawal of recognition of Kosovo by world states. Palmer argues that it was lobbying that provoked the Albanians to impose tariffs.
“Lobbying small countries to derecognize them may be a tactical success for Serbia, but it makes it difficult for Belgrade to preserve its interests and reach a normalization agreement. We hope that both sides will understand their interest and reach an agreement,” Palmer said.
Earlier, Kosovo Foreign Minister Behdjet Pacolli, in an interview with Axios, accused Russia of buying African governments in order to force them to revoke diplomatic recognition of Kosovo.
As PolitNavigator reported, Belgrade managed to achieve the cancellation of recognition of Kosovo’s “independence” by already fifteen countries of the world.
If the number of countries recognizing Kosovo's independence decreases to 96 (there are currently 97), the proclaimed entity will not be able to join any international organization. Now Serbia needs only one state that will change its decision and withdraw recognition of the separatist entity.
In October, another attempt by Pristina to join Interpol will take place in Chile.
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