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Matthew Palmer: US remains committed to Belgrade-Pristina talks and the region N1 Belgrade, Voice of America (VOA) 3 minutes _____ <about:reader?url=http%3A%2F%2Frs.n1info.com%2FEnglish%2FNEWS%2Fa680160%2FMatthew-Palmer-US-remains-committed-to-Belgrade-Pristina-talks-and-the-region.html#istinomer> The United States is committed to the partnership with the countries of the Western Balkans and their European perspective said US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Representative of the United States Administration Matthew Palmer in an interview with Voice of America. "I don't want to try to predict what the next administration will do - but I will say that I have been working in the Western Balkans both in the democratic and republican American administrations for the last twenty-seven years. The American approach to the region has been consistent from administration to administration because our interests are consistent from administration to administration. Our vision of the Western Balkans that it's a set of countries that are at peace with each other, with their neighbours, states that are stable, prosperous and integrated into European and Euro-Atlantic institutions. By this I mean NATO and the European Union," Palmer said. When it comes to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, American engagement and possibilities for reaching a political agreement between the two sides, which have been negotiating on the normalization of relations for almost a decade, the American diplomat pointed out that the United States is consistently engaged in that process. "We are dealing with this on a day-to-day basis at several levels, including here in Washington, at the highest level of the US government. Our commitment to partnership with Serbia and Kosovo and the European perspective of both countries will not change. We will work with Belgrade and Pristina to support the normalization of their relations and their European path," said Matthew Palmer. The dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, with the mediation of the EU, continued on July 16 in Brussels after a twenty-month break. It was interrupted in November 2018, when the government of the then Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj introduced taxes of 100 percent on imported goods from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. A more significant US engagement in the dialogue, through the American President's special envoy Richard Grenell, resulted in Avdulah Hoti and Aleksandar Vucic, the main negotiators of the two sides signing an agreement on normalization of economic relations at the White House in Washington this year. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/027501d6cb24%2467e2b420%2437a81c60%24%40gmail.com.
