US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar has been appointed Special Representative for the Western Balkans. This was announced on Tuesday by the US Embassy in Kosovo. The statement said that Escobar is also engaged in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, mediated by the European Union. According to the Embassy, ​​he is also engaged in developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Tensions in Bosnia are rising as the Republika Srpska entity has taken some recent action, which is estimated to be undermining the country’s constitutional order, and the Bosnian Serb leader, also a member of the tripartite presidency, Milorad Dodik, has threatened to split. Republika Srpska – a Serb-majority entity, REL reported.
“Congratulations to the new Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Deputy Assistant Secretary Gabriel Escobar! “He is already working on the EU-facilitated Serbia-Kosovo dialogue, securing regional accession to the EU and putting pressure on Bosnian leaders to advance reform and respect the territorial sovereignty / integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.” the announcement of the Embassy on Facebook.