Friday, January 14, 2022

Anthony Blinken calls for compromises from Kosovo and end to dialogue with Serbia


 US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on Kosovo's prime minister, Albin Kurti, to deepen efforts to strengthen the rule of law, protect minority rights and reach an agreement with Serbia, which he acknowledged in his speech.

The Kosovo government published a letter from Blinken to Kurti on Wednesday night, in which he wrote, among other things, that "relations between the United Nations and Kosovo are rooted in common democratic values ​​and a commitment to a sovereign and independent state."

 In the text of the letter, he referred to the surrender of Afghan citizens fleeing Afghanistan, and the deployment of members of the Kosovo Security Force to the US Army in Kuwait, as evidence to show that this.

 "As a friend and partner of Kosovo, the United Nations is looking forward to working with you on the full contribution of President Joe Biden's program to our relationship, including the strengthening of the rule of law, and the "The long-standing agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, which focuses on mutual recognition," the letter reads.

In addition, Secretary Blinken said that the unresolved nature of relations between Kosovo and Serbia "leaves a fundamental obstacle to full membership and integration into European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, which is a common goal of the United Nations and Kosovo."

 The United Nations, he said, believes that the EU-mediated negotiations will leave a good forum for normalization negotiations between Belgrade and Pristina and that the US will coordinate closely with its EU partners.

"United women consider your personal leadership to establish the inertia of the dialogue process, as they support the previous engagements on your side, after which they enlighten, avoid actions or rhetoric that prevent them from being able to" "Concentration, creativity and perseverance," the letter reads.

 Koha Ditore echoes Blinken's letter under the headline "SAJ wants compromises from Kosovo and finalization of dialogue with recognition by Serbia".

Indeksonline outlines that Blinken expects Kurti to focus on the top power deal in Kosovo's northern part of the country and to achieve common goals for the missing.

In response to Blinken's letter, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti vowed that he could not wait to start working with the US.

 "Kosovo is grateful to the United Nations for Technical Engagement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia through a legally binding agreement with the ultimate goal of mutual recognition. I pay tribute to Secretary Blinken's letter and his support for our priorities in the area of ​​equity and justice. Kosovo is grateful to the United Nations for its technical engagement in normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia through a legally binding agreement with the ultimate goal of mutual recognition. "I look forward to working together," Kurti wrote in a Twitter post.
 

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