The US ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, defends the position of official Belgrade more than the policy of the US government.
This was stated by the American professor at Johns Hopkins University, Daniel Server.
"Hill has consistently endorsed Belgrade's position. Our ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, is much closer to what I think the U.S. position is and should be. It would be good if someone from the State Department could clarify this," Server said. quoted by Kosovo media.
In a recent interview, Ambassador Hill said that the EU wants from Belgrade "exactly what it says it wants, which is normalization" and pointed out that there are members of the Union that do not recognize Kosovo.
Hill announced that the recognition of Kosovo is not a condition for Serbia's accession to the European Union. Hovenier replied that the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia must end with mutual recognition as a necessary condition for Belgrade's European future.
Professor Server is convinced that it would be unwise for Serbia to enter the EU without recognizing its neighbor's independence.
"It would be very foolish for the EU to make Serbia a member without a full and final solution to all issues related to Kosovo. This should include formal diplomatic recognition. In practice, any of the 27 EU member states can block Serbia's admission, without recognizing Kosovo. I expect that more than one, maybe many countries are ready to do that," Server stressed. | BGNES
American scientist: Our ambassador in Belgrade serves Vucic
The US ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, defends the position of official Belgrade more than the policy of the US government.
This was stated by the American professor at Johns Hopkins University, Daniel Server.
"Hill has consistently endorsed Belgrade's position. Our ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier, is much closer to what I think the U.S. position is and should be. It would be good if someone from the State Department could clarify this," Server said. quoted by Kosovo media.
In a recent interview, Ambassador Hill said that the EU wants from Belgrade "exactly what it says it wants, which is normalization" and pointed out that there are members of the Union that do not recognize Kosovo.
Hill announced that the recognition of Kosovo is not a condition for Serbia's accession to the European Union. Hovenier replied that the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia must end with mutual recognition as a necessary condition for Belgrade's European future.
Professor Server is convinced that it would be unwise for Serbia to enter the EU without recognizing its neighbor's independence.
"It would be very foolish for the EU to make Serbia a member without a full and final solution to all issues related to Kosovo. This should include formal diplomatic recognition. In practice, any of the 27 EU member states can block Serbia's admission, without recognizing Kosovo. I expect that more than one, maybe many countries are ready to do that," Server stressed. | BGNES
