balkanweb.com<https://www.balkanweb.com/en/fryma-e-kompromisit-e-nevojshme-dash-kosova-dhe-serbia-te-kene-prioritet-dialogun/#gsc.tab=0> "The spirit of compromise necessary", DASH: Kosovo and Serbia prioritize dialogue Editorial | 4–5 minutes ________________________________
The United States calls on Kosovo and Serbia to engage in the dialogue mediated by the European Union in the "spirit of the necessary compromise", to reach an agreement on the normalization of relations. "We continue to call on Kosovo and Serbia to prioritize the dialogue mediated by the European Union, work to minimize tensions and pursue negotiations with flexibility and in the spirit of compromise necessary to reach a comprehensive normalization agreement that will enable their respective European path," a spokesperson for the US State Department told Radio Free Europe. DASH gave this answer in response to REL's questions about a report recently published by the Johns Hopkins University Foreign Policy Institute (SAIS) and the Wilson Center, which recommended to the US administration the imposition of sanctions on the politicians of Kosovo and Albania that with their statements promote the union of both states. "We appreciate the academic and organizational perspective on these issues. The United States is committed to a sovereign, independent, multi-ethnic Kosovo, as provided for in its Constitution", said the DASH spokesperson, not commenting on this report. One of the contributors to the report titled "From Crisis to Convergence - The Strategy to Address Instability and Its Source in the Balkans", Lulzim Peci, told Radio Free Europe that he sees it as a real possibility that the US sanctions politicians who promote the "unification" of Kosovo and Albania. "In the near future, if the main political actors do not change their political positions, I think that this option is very real, because, practically, such rhetoric prevents the stabilization of the Balkans, but also the achievement of a solution between Kosovo and Serbia", said Peci. However, imposing sanctions on this issue does not seem like a real measure for the expert on political issues, Agon Maliqi. "The USA has no practice of sanctioning opinions. In such cases, the avoidance of visits or political isolation is practiced", said Maliqi for Radio Free Europe. Recently, the United States has imposed sanctions on politicians in the Western Balkans due to suspicions of their involvement in corruption. In May 2021, the former president of Albania, Sali Berisha, was declared persona non grata (persona non grata) due to, as Washington said, his involvement in widespread corruption. Meanwhile, on January 5, 2022, the US expanded sanctions against the Serbian member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, for involvement in corruption and undermining the stability of Bosnia and the region. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Euro-Asian Affairs, at the same time the special envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar has warned that the US will also sanction other politicians in this region. "The United States is deeply committed at all levels to the success of the region and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Euro-Asian Affairs, also the Special Envoy for the Western Balkans [Gabriel Escobar], along with the US Ambassadors in Pristina and Belgrade, remain the main US interlocutors on these issues," said a spokesperson for the US State Department. © BalkansWeb To become part of the group "Balkanweb" just click: Join Group<https://www.facebook.com/groups/709747609433811/> and your request will be approved immediately. Groups Balkanweb<https://www.facebook.com/groups/709747609433811/> -- http:www.antic.org --- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/PH0PR13MB5446A4D29E411828A0C58B41AEBEA%40PH0PR13MB5446.namprd13.prod.outlook.com.
