TIRANA, June 20 /ATA/ – Restarting Kosovo-Serbia dialogue would imply also establishment of an Association of the Serb-majority Municipalities in the northern Kosovo, the Special US Envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, and the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkan regional issues, Miroslav Lajčák, said at a discussion on recent developments in the Western Balkans on Tuesday.
The two diplomats also praised as “serious” a proposal on establishment of the Serb Municipalities Association forwarded by the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on June 8.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar and EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and Western Balkans Miroslav Lajčák issued these statements during a meeting at the Atlantic Council to discuss recent developments in the region, the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, US-EU cooperation in the region, and strategies to ensure the implementation of the Ohrid and Brussels agreements.
Escobar also rejected claims that Washington is recently favoring Serbia over Kosovo, whereas Lajčák stated that both countries would face consequences if refusing to deescalate situation.
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