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  • Felix Ndahinda
    Felix Ndahinda “I don't see this [granting the mandate to combat M23 rebels to a force comprising southern African nations, SADECO] as a stabilising intervention, at most, it will postpone the issue because there is no one military solution. Structural weaknesses in governance, lack of state presence in remote regions and interethnic rivalries, are among causes that the state is failing to address. In the last 30 years, different interventions have been addressing partial symptoms of the problem rather than looking at the full picture - till that is not done, you can only postpone, but not resolve, the issue.” 52 minutes ago
  • Bintou Keita
    Bintou Keita “One Congolese person out of four faces hunger and malnutrition. More than 7.1 million people have been displaced in the country. That is 800,000 people more since my last briefing three months ago. The armed group [M23] is making significant advances and expanding its territory to unprecedented levels.” 1 hour ago
  • Annalena Baerbock
    Annalena Baerbock “He [Putin] makes it more than clear that he is beyond the reach of rational arguments and the values ​​of humanity. And he definitely doesn't want to negotiate. If Putin wins in Ukraine, our security and international order will be at risk. Ukraine's support is our own guarantee of security.” 1 hour ago
  • Fumio Kishida
    Fumio Kishida “Realizing a fruitful relationship between Japan and North Korea is aligned with the interests of both sides.” 1 hour ago
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US involvement in Kosovo-Serbia dialogue

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“I am sure that the Russians are very happy and encouraging Serbia to take the stance that it is at the moment because clearly it is in its interests to try and make trouble in another part of the continent and distract Western attention from Ukraine. But this issue and the frequent flare-ups of tension long predate the Ukraine war so there is no reason to assume what we have seen recently would not be happening regardless. The only difference is that Ukraine has given an added impetus to the EU and US to try and resolve the Serbia-Kosovo issue, which is why we have seen so much diplomatic activity over the last few months.”

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Special correspondent for The Economist magazine
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“Re-energized US and EU support is necessary to realize the goal of independent, multi-ethnic states and societies co-existing peacefully in the Western Balkans. Property rights and cultural heritage for all citizens in Kosovo must be secured, particularly for Kosovo Serbs' property outside of North Mitrovica and surrounding areas, and for Kosovo Albanians' property in the northern four [Serb-majority] municipalities [of Kosovo]. By not acting more strategically to help Serbia and Kosovo resolve their dispute, the EU has contributed to the current situation, in which the entire region is in a state of tension, enabling interference by Russia, China, and others. If meaningful measures are not taken to further consolidate Kosovo's sovereignty, and to support its multi-ethnic and inclusive society, Kosovo will-paradoxically-come to symbolize Western failure.”

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Report 'CONSOLIDATING KOSOVO’S SOVEREIGNTY: Why it Matters, and What Must Be Done' by Wilson Center
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“The dialogue could take on new dynamics, and if United States gets involved and gives the dialogue new dynamics, then there will be a pressure to reach an agreement soon. But I do not expect that there will be such dynamics to have an agreement before the local elections.”

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Political analyst from Pristina (Kosovo)
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“The US strongly supports the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia… It is not up to the US to identify compromises. It is not up even to my friend Miroslav [Lajcak]. It is up to the sides to agree on parameters of the dialogue. We are here to help and advocate. We [the US] continue to believe that mutual recognition is the right way.”

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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Representative of the State Department for the Western Balkans
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“Every time I am here, I take questions about the quality of cooperation between the EU and US and I always say that our cooperation is excellent and it cannot get better. The best demonstration of this cooperation is that Matthew Palmer is here.”

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European Union's special envoy to Serbia-Kosovo talks
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“Through tripartite diplomacy, Secretary Blinken made it known that the United States intends to intensify its engagement in order to resolve the dispute over Kosovo, and finally bring BiH [Bosnia and Herzegovina] out of a state of political paralysis. It remains unclear how Belgrade and Pristina will interpret his call for 'flexibility', while the demand for limited constitutional changes in BiH is a welcome announcement of the necessary reforms of a fossilized system. The 'offensive' on three fronts confirms that the United States wants to be present in the Western Balkans and not to leave the region to Russia and China.”

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Journalist at Politika
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“We need to sit and talk with US President Biden’s team, to see what they think about those issues which were reached as pledges, not as an agreement. There are questions over issues such as the Ujmani lake and other political issues about which we need to see what the Biden administration’s position is. I am not prejudging because I am not one of those who think that new administration will just throw this agreement in the bin.”

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Acting president of Kosovo
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“It is important that an agreement is reached in the economic field, because the greater the economic development, the better life and peace we will have. The achievement in the White House is historic. The role of the United States in the political sphere is irreplaceable, but the United States and the EU must be coordinated.”

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President of Kosovo
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“I can conclude that our conversation was correct, constructive, open and friendly, and it referred to finding opportunities for reaching a final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia, which would mean mutual recognition and the possibility for Kosovo to join the UN. Kosovo has met all the criteria and I believe the time has come for the European Union to put the possibility of mutual recognition talks on the table, because that should be the first point of the agreement. I see EU-US coordination. That is a good and encouraging message to be united in relation to Serbia, which would enable faster economic development.”

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President of Kosovo
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“There wasn't really any truly strategic approach or planning on solving the Serbia-Kosovo dispute, rather it was a kind of a PR event that was very important for the campaign.”

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Balkans analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin
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“We support all initiatives and the United States is our important partner, but the European Union is a mediator in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. Countries that want EU membership must fulfill the obligations related to good neighborly relations and mutual cooperation, and politicians should promote the policy of mutual trust.”

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
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“The movement of embassies from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be going against the EU policy on this matter. This is particularly a problem for Serbia, which is already far from aligned with the EU foreign policy. There has been an EU-led dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo for ten years now, so it [the Agreement] really has no novelty value. The deal for the sake of a deal ends up being very slim. If Kosovo and Serbia cannot find a way to normalize their relations, Kosovo has to develop its own foreign policy not relying on the US as its only pillar, and visa liberalization would be really important for Kosovo.”

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Professor at the University of Graz and member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG)
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“The lower desks for Vučić and Hoti either side of Trump; also having them sat in front of his desk like school children being chastised; him signing some unknown, undisclosed paper whilst they sign their copies of the agreement; the almost exclusively male line-up. The overall performance sends a message to the people of Kosovo and Serbia that is mirrored by the content of the agreement: 'This deal is not about you'.”

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Research associate at Edinburgh Law School specialized in peacebuilding and peace agreements
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“Next story I’m sure it’s a Nobel Peace Prize for peace. We are stopping mass killings between Kosovo and Serbia. They have been killing each other for so many years. They are going to stop killing. I said, 'Fellas, let’s get together.' You know, they’ve been doing it for hundreds of years frankly under different names”

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President of the United States
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“We achieved great things in Washington. I am proud of our country and the delegation led by President Aleksandar Vučić, how they represented Serbia in Washington and Brussels, how they negotiated the agreement and what Serbia got out of it. It’s a message to investors regarding how safe we ​​are, how much investment there will be, what it means for the people and the economy.”

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Prime Minister of Serbia
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“Ujmani is a lake that has 9.2 kilometers in the territory of Kosovo, and has 2.7 in the territory of Serbia. There is also a hydropower plant inside Kosovo. We are open with the US Department of Energy for the future of Ujman, but not for a tripartite agreement where Serbia is also a party.”

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Leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) and former Prime Minister of Kosovo
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“Serbia and Kosovo have each committed to economic normalisation. By focusing on job creation and economic growth, the two countries were able to reach a major breakthrough.”

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President of the United States
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“Economic topics are obviously not a priority as we expected. This is the worst proposal we have seen so far in the history of our talks with the Albanians. But we will not give up and we will fight, fight for every sentence and every word.”

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Serbia’s Finance Minister
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“We are focused on supporting the process led by the European Union, which should lead to an agreement between Serbia and Kosovo. The story of the exchange of territories, or any other potential aspect of the agreement, diverts attention from a key goal: for Serbia and Kosovo and their governments to sit down and work on finding a way to normalize relations. We support that process – so I think it is irrelevant and disruptive to talk about issues such as the exchange of territories. We need to dedicate ourselves to what needs to be done in order for the participants in the negotiations to progress towards a comprehensive agreement which would, once and for all, put an end to the dispute.”

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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Special Representative of the State Department for the Western Balkans
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