Vucic and Hill agree that efforts should focus on the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

“Talks are the only way to resolve open issues, as well as to reach a lasting agreement,” the Serbian presidency said in a statement.

According to the announcement, Ambassador Hill stressed that the United States will continue its engagement with EU partners in terms of continuing the dialogue, which will bring concrete results. He also reiterated US support for the European integration of Serbia and other countries in the region and Washington’s position that the EU should expand.

Kosovo and Serbia started the dialogue for the normalization of relations in 2011. So far, over 30 agreements have been reached, but most of them have not been implemented on the ground.

On May 14, the foreign ministers of the group of seven most industrialized countries (G7) called on Kosovo and Serbia to engage constructively in dialogue and reach an agreement on the normalization of relations.

The Serbian presidency said that during the meeting with Ambassador Hill, Vuçi “” emphasized Serbia’s efforts aimed at maintaining peace and stability in the region “and said that” Serbia is the initiator of several projects that best connect the countries of the Western Balkans. ”.

“We also support the ‘Open Balkans’ initiative and we are ready to help make this initiative faster,” Ambassador Hill was quoted as saying.

The “Open Balkans” initiative is a continuation of the Balkan “mini-Schengen”, presented in Novi Sad, Serbia on October 10, 2019, by the leaders of Serbia, Northern Macedonia and Albania.

The initiators of the Open Balkans have so far failed to convince the three countries of the region – Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina – to become part of this initiative.

This initiative aims to facilitate the movement of capital, goods, services and people in the Western Balkans region.

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