The American envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, said that Kosovo must fulfill the western demands on the issue of car license plates and the establishment of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority, while it has become clear to Serbia that the withdrawal of Serbs from Kosovo’s institutions is useless.

In an interview with ‘Voice of America’, Escobar assessed the situation in the north of Kosovo as quite dangerous, where local institutions have been left without Serbian employees, who withdrew due to disagreements with the government’s decision to convert issued car license plates from Serbia.

Escobar said that it is time for more dialogue and that the United States has been very clear during the negotiation process about what are the expectations from the Kosovo side.

“We have also been very clear with the Serbian side that we agree, that the issue of the Association of municipalities with a Serbian majority should be on the agenda. I have spoken with a wide range of voices within Kosovo who support this idea and are willing to help Kosovo fulfill its international obligations on this issue,” said Escobar.

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, said on Monday that Serbia is trying to mask the rejection of the Franco-German initiative for an agreement between the two countries by trying to destabilize the situation in the north of Kosovo. Escobar, who supports the Franco-German proposal, does not agree with this statement.

He emphasized that despite the results of Tuesday’s elections in the United States, there will be no change in the American approach to the Western Balkans.

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