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American expert: Kurti is using the license plates for something else. The EU and the US are right to be concerned

2022-11-22 23:07:18Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
American expert: Kurti is using the license plates for something else. The EU
Charles Kupchan

American analyst Charles Kupchan says that the situation created between Kosovo and Serbia is serious and there is a risk of further violence and blockade. The US Council on Foreign Relations researcher told VOA on Tuesday that the EU and US are right to be concerned, but added that pressure must be kept on both sides.

"The situation is quite tense now, in the sense that we have reached an impasse and the government of Kosovo has agreed to a postponement of only 48 hours and there is a possibility that we will return to a point where the risk of violence is revived", he said, referring to the postponement that the government of Kosovo accepted for the implementation of the imposition of fines for car license plates in the North, following the request of the United States.

Mr. Kupchan thinks that the positions of both sides have merit.

"On the one hand, a change in the status quo can upset a delicate balance and create conditions for violence. On the other hand, Prime Minister Kurti is right when he says that the Serbian side should engage in an honest dialogue for normalization. I think that Kurti is using the license plate issue as a way to force Serbia to deal with bigger issues," says Mr. Kupchan.

He adds that it is clear that the situation is tense and that the European Union and the United States are right to be concerned about the possible consequences.

"I think that the US and the EU should keep the pressure on both sides and the message to Belgrade should be to engage in an honest dialogue with Kosovo for normalization and therefore its recognition. On the other hand, I think that given the possibility of violence, given that the situation is dangerous, the pressure on Kosovo is understandable, since the continuation of the plan for the implementation of the decision on car license plates, could shake the status quo," he said. he.

The spokesman of the US Department of State, Ned Price, said on Monday evening, after the meeting between Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, mediated by the head of the European Union's foreign policy, Josep Borrell, failed, that both sides "must make concessions to ensure that decades of hard-won peace in a fragile region are not jeopardized."

Mr. Kupchan agrees that talks are the best way forward.

"I think the best outcome would be for Belgrade to agree to sit down at the table in terms of progressing towards a final agreement. Otherwise, we will be in a blocked situation", he said. /VOA


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