The head of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, met this morning with the prime minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti.
The meeting started around 09:00 and Burns was seen leaving the Kosovo Government building about an hour later.
Meanwhile, during this week Prime Minister Kurti was in the United States of America, where, at the invitation of the National Democratic Institute, he accompanied the National Assembly of the Democratic Party.
Yesterday's meeting with Osmani
The day before, Burns met in Pristina with the president of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani. The American ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, and the director of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, Petrit Ajeti, also participated in the meeting with the president.
The visit took place with strict security measures, where the police forced journalists to keep a large distance from the area where Burns was moving, who is also a member of President Joe Biden's cabinet.
Burns' visit to Kosovo comes at a time when the American ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, has said that his country has been challenged in several aspects by the Government of Kosovo, led by Albin Kurti.
The USA and other countries of the European Union have criticized some decisions and actions taken recently by the Kurti Government, which have been considered "unilateral" and "uncoordinated". So far, none of the parties has declared to the media about his visit.
Meanwhile, the US Department of State has asked the Kurti Government to return to "constructive and close engagement" with Washington, the European Union and NATO, while Washington is also demanding that Kosovo's institutions not open the bridge over the Ibër river, citing security concerns.
Burns in Bosnia and Serbia
In Sarajevo on August 20, Burns met with the director of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Intelligence and Security Agency, Almir Džuvo, and members of the Bosnian Presidency, Denis Beqirović, Zelko Komšić and Zelka Cvijanović, the US-sanctioned Serbian member. . As for the visit to Belgrade, it is not known who Burns met with.