Some US plan for Kosovo exists after all?
Each of them, although in different ways, suggests that Serbia on the road to membership in the European Union should agreed to recognize Kosovo, or at least accept that Kosovo be given a chair in the United Nations.
The news that Quint (US, France, UK, Germany, Italy) ambassadors were in Washington a few days ago, as the media reported, at a briefing about Kosovo, also caused a great deal of interest. Numerous media reported this news, concluding that the fate of Serbia was being decided in Washington.
It was then reported that the US and Western countries had submitted to the president of Serbia a plan for Kosovo, which is said to be more favorable to Serbia than any other. Vucic denied that he had received any written proposal, admitting, however, for TV Prva that there had been verbal proposals. At the same time, US Ambassador to Serbia Kyle Scott said there was no 11-point plan given to Vucic.
Kosovska Mitrovica-based KoSSev website reminded of a report by the US-based East-West Institute, headed by former US Ambassador Cameron Munter, outlining the US plan for Serbia and Kosovo, but also the entire Balkans.
The report was drafted on May 2 in association with the US National Committee on Foreign Policy and is titled "Time for Action in the Western Balkans" and deals with the guidelines US diplomacy should follow in the region.
These are most important points of that report on 19 pages, which concern Serbia and, therefore, Kosovo:
In order to stop the slide of Kosovo into a frozen conflict, the US should give stronger support to the EU's efforts to revitalize the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
This dialogue should lead to Serbia recognizing Kosovo as an independent state....
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