The United States (US) embassy in Pristina announced this weekend “Deep concern” about recent decisions of the Kosovo Government affecting the Serb minority in Kosovo. “These actions unnecessarily increase ethnic tensions and, as a result, limit the United States’ options to play an effective role as Kosovo’s defender in the international arena,” the US diplomatic mission warned.
It’s a new wake-up call, added to other warnings Washington has issued to Pristina in recent months. various operations and raids Images of the last week of Kosovo police working in the offices of Serb-run municipalities in the cities of Dragas, Pec, Istok and Klina, and at the Peace and Tolerance NGO Center in Pristina.
In addition, Ambassador Jeff Hovenier also expressed Kosovo’s discomfort with the Kosovo decision. Seizing a vehicle carrying pensioners on Saturday This aid, paid by Serbia in Serbian dinars, is sent to the local community.
UN Security Council
At this point, Hovenier demanded that these pensions be delivered to their beneficiaries “without delay”. The diplomat thus intervened in an issue in which Serbia announced that it would request an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council this Monday, after Pristina ignored the request of the European Union and the United States to postpone the decision to ban the Serbian dinar. in Kosovo.
The measure was previously defined as:crime hit” Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić against the Serbs. Vučić, who nevertheless frequently exploited the conflict with Kosovo distract yourself from your domestic problemsHe also said that he was sure that Western countries would force the Albin Kurti Government to step back. “I believe that Western partners will keep their promises and try to fight for the fundamental rights of the Serb population in Kosovo,” he said.
multiracial democracy
In this line Hovenier makes it clear: Kosovo is asked not to act alone and take only actions agreed upon by all parties involved in the conflict between the two countries. “It is the responsibility of the Government of Kosovo to promote the vision established in the establishment of a fully multi-ethnic democracy that responds to the concerns of all citizens,” the Ambassador said.
The re-escalation of tensions follows a brief period of diplomatic calm in relations between these two governments, currently led by nationalist forces. In fact, as recently as January, Serbia announced its decision to recognize Kosovo license plates, an issue that has kept the two countries at odds for years. In parallel, Pristina also benefited from the recently enacted law. Measure allowing Kosovars to enter the EU without a visaAlso in countries that do not recognize it as a State, such as Spain.