Daniel Server, a US expert on the Balkans, said in an interview with KTV that Kosovo has the right to reject the implementation of the agreement establishing the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities, while Serbia continues to refuse to put Kosovo's recognition on the dialogue table, edition of Koha Ditore. Server also said he did not expect progress in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue ahead of next year's presidential election in Serbia.
"I think the current Kosovo government has made it very clear that it will not implement the association. This, of course, is detrimental to the dialogue, but I must admit that if Serbia makes it absolutely clear that it will not recognize Kosovo, then it makes sense for Kosovo to maintain its position on the subject of association, "Server said.
He said he would like the United States to play a bigger role in the dialogue. "I think the EU and the United States need to set up a service similar to the International Civilian Office, which monitored the implementation of the Ahtisaari plan since Kosovo's independence, so that it monitors the agreements reached in dialogue. The lack of implementation is what is hampering the dialogue more than anything, and cooperation for EU-US monitoring would be a very positive step. The direct involvement of the United States in the dialogue is also positive, but I think it is less effective because the United States is always in the background and because I fear that the US presence in the dialogue could lead to a request for Russia's involvement. it would be more than undesirable. "
Asked to comment on the recent insistence of EU High Representative Josep Borrell on Kosovo to establish an Association of Serb-majority Municipalities, Server said: "I think this particular person is not friendly to Kosovo and much more friendly to Serbia and its people. interests. And I don't think you have to accept that it represents the EU's position. "
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