Meeting between president of Serbia and US ambassador: Conclusions about the situation in Kosovo and Metohija

Photo: Tanjug/Sava Radovanovic

The US ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, stressed today that Washington continues to support the EU in efforts to reach solutions in Kosovo and Metohija and called on President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic to continue constructive engagement in the Brussels process.

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"A constructive approach is certainly the way to find a solution," Hill said after talking with President Vucic, and stressed that the US and the EU are aligned regarding Kosovo, adding that he believes that both sides understand that they must reach a solution.

"I had a good conversation with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. We talked about the Brussels process," Hill told reporters in front of the Palace of Serbia.

He pointed out that the US is very satisfied with the efforts undertaken by the EU and its approach.

"I find it impressive that a man of such rank and status, Josep Borrell, was engaged for eight hours in solving the disputed issue. We continue to support the EU in its efforts," Hill underlined.

He said that he appealed on Vucic to continue his constructive involvement in this process.

He expressed the hope that a solution will be found, but added that both sides need to be involved.

"A constructive approach is certainly the way to find a solution," he said.

He added that the EU is doing an excellent job, but that urgent problems must not be allowed to overshadow important issues.

Hill said that the EU has made it clear that it takes more than 48 hours to resolve the current issue.

"The EU has clearly said that it would like to see the further 365 days," he added.

Regarding yesterday's talks in Brussels, he said that he would not speak of failure, but that what happened showed there is a need for further talks.

"The way to reach a solution is flexibility with the efforts of EU mediators," Hill concluded.

"I thanked the US for its engagement in calming tensions and preventing further escalations and pointed out that Serbia remains sincerely committed to dialogue and solving all open issues peacefully and in good faith, in order to preserve the hard-won peace and stability of the entire region," Vucic wrote on the Instagram account "buducnostsrbijeav."

After the meeting with the president of Serbia, Hill said that Washington continues to support the EU in efforts to reach solutions in Kosovo and Metohija.

(Telegraf.rs)