Summit in Washington, USA and EU: Calling Kosovo and Serbia to implement the agreement on dialogue!

2023-10-20 23:17:05Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Summit in Washington, USA and EU: Calling Kosovo and Serbia to implement the
Summit in Washington

The United States and the European Union have called on Friday for the "quick and unconditional" implementation of the Agreement for the normalization of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, and for the two countries to return to dialogue.

This position is also included in the joint statement, approved at the summit between the USA and the EU, which was held on October 20 in Washington. Western leaders confirmed the European perspective of the Balkans.

"We reaffirm our common commitment to stability in the Western Balkans and support the European perspective of the region. All partners must continue the required reforms, in order to advance in their European journey".

At the summit that took place in Washington, President Joe Biden and the leaders of the European Union gave a message of unity on Friday on the Israel-Hamas war and the one in Ukraine.

"We condemn in the strongest possible terms Hamas and its brutal terrorist attacks across Israel. There is no excuse for terrorism We are concerned by the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is essential to prevent regional escalation".

The statement states that the Western Balkans has its place in Europe, so the support to implement the necessary reforms is emphasized.

"We reaffirm our joint commitment to stability in the Western Balkans and our support for the European perspective of the region. All partners must continue to make the
necessary reforms to advance on their European path."

The leaders confirmed the will to strengthen the US-EU strategic partnership and increase economic cooperation.

The host of the summit was the US President, Joe Biden, together with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, while the EU was represented by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the High Representative of EU for Foreign Policy and Security, Josep Borrell.


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