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Serwer: Albright to become involved in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue RTKLive 2-3 minutes _____ Balkans expert Daniel Serwer from the Johns Hopkins University told N1 regional media outlet that the former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright will become engaged in the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. He said Albright knows the region well although she may not be welcomed in Belgrade because she supported NATO airstrikes against Serbia: "It doesn't matter what Serbs think about whether or not Madeleine Albright should be included. She will be included. She is a former secretary of state. She is also someone who has lived in Serbia, she speaks Serbian. I think that should be appreciated." Serwer said that while the EU should host the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, the Americans and the Europeans have to work together as neither can successfully conclude the process on its own. Serwer also spoke about the jurisdiction of the Specialist Chambers and said he has proposed it expands it into Serbia as well. "We have a very clear case of three Americans, American Albanians from Kosovo, who were killed in Serbia after the war, and their killers cannot be tried in The Hague because special courts have no jurisdiction in Serbia This is ridiculous. I suggested in Washington, and no one noticed what I suggested, that Serbia extend the jurisdiction of the special court in The Hague to Serbian territory because they showed they would not try perpetrators of murders inside Serbia," he said. According to Serwer, there are several other things that need to be understood about the dialogue. "One is that the purpose of these talks, in the opinion of the Americans, and honestly I think in the opinion of many Europeans, is that they must result in mutual recognition and exchange of ambassadors. Vucic made it quite clear that he does not want to be the president of Serbia that will recognize Kosovo. I think he seriously believes this. I think we have to get ready to wait for another President of Serbia to do it, if necessary. In the meantime, we may have to consider a mutual agreement, but only if Kosovo gets a UN membership. This problem must be solved, even if the problem of mutual recognition is not." -- 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/01cd01d6d2cf%24ae0e14f0%240a2a3ed0%24%40gmail.com.
