Germany gets the green light of the USA: As for Serbia...
According to Novosti, the new German government wants to put an end to the issue of Kosovo. Germany's strong diplomatic engagement also aims to push Russia out of the region, confirm Serbia's position as a key country in this area and speed up the path to the EU.
It is also reminded that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz organized separate meetings in Berlin for today with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vui, and the Prime Minister of the lnterim Institutions in Pritina, Albin Kurti. Scholz also sent an invitation to the EU Special Envoy for Dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, in order to bring Vui and Kurti to the same table at one point, according to diplomatic circles.
The new German government has already prepared the ground for a more active role in the region, so it has appointed a special envoy for the Western Balkans, Manuel Saracen, while the High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina is also their cadre, Christian Schmidt. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also recently went on a multi-day "tour" in the Balkans, where she sent a key message that Berlin and the EU will not leave the region to Moscow's influence.
All these moves by Berlin are "in line" with the diplomatic offensive of Washington, from where several high-ranking officials came to visit Belgrade in recent days, who also focused on the Ukrainian crisis, i.e. sanctions against Russia, and the problem of Kosovo and Metohija.
Ognjen Karanovic, from the Center for Social Stability, says for "Novosti" that Scholz obviously got the consent of the United States to start accelerating Serbia's European integration, and in the context of the Ukrainian crisis:
"I will remind you of Scholz's recent, surprising statement that Serbia should be admitted to the EU as soon as possible,...
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