US Ambassador in Pristina says Embassy supports agreement implementation

NEWS 26.11.202009:36
AFP/Ozan Kose

The US Ambassador in Pristina Philip Kosnett expressed support for the implementation of the Washington Agreement by both Kosovo and Serbia.

He told an online AmCham Kosovo meeting that his embassy and its partners support the fast implementation of the agreement signed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti at the White House. He said that the economy and its benefits to the population should not be ignored because that makes progress more difficult, the Serbian state TV reported.  

The ambassador said that the American embassy in Pristina and its partners in Washington are providing support to Kosovo and Serbia in implementing the agreement because improving the lives of ordinary citizens is crucially important to the regional economy. He added that the regional economy is one of the reason why the agreement focuses on upgrading infrastructure which makes the cross-border movement of people and goods easier.  

According to Kosnett, Kosovo is in the center of the Balkans and its neighbors need Kosovo as much as Kosovo needs its neighbors to build a regional economy and infrastructure. He said that Kosovo has to get past its reservations towards the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) and the mini-Schengen initiative and start working with its regional partners.