US Assistant Secretary Donfried, Special Envoy Escobar to visit Kosovo today

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Gazeta Express

25/04/2022 15:15

US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried and US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar are expected to arrive in Kosovo on Monday afternoon where they will meet Prime Minister Albin Kurti and President Vjosa Osmani, Gazeta Express reports.

The US State Department announced last week that Assistant Secretary Donfried will travel to the Western Balkans from April 25 to 29, with stops in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.

The US State Department said that on April 25, she will thank Kosovo for providing refuge to Afghans and Ukrainians, encourage work on reforms for democratic consolidation and integration into European and Euro-Atlantic institutions, and review prospects for progress in the U.S.-supported, EU-facilitated Dialogue with Serbia toward an agreement on normalized relations centered on mutual recognition. After Kosovo Donfried will travel to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Albania, and Montenegro.

Kosovo and the other countries of the region last week were visited also by US Senators Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tilli. Senator Murphy said in Pristina that Kosovo’s membership in NATO is urgent more than ever. /GazetaExpress/