U.S. official: Dialogue needs to continue

PRISTINA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philip Reeker stated in Pristina on Monday that "the future of Serbia and Kosovo lies in the European integration". They need to continue the dialogue, while Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci backed good relations with all neighbors, "including Serbia". U.S. official: Dialogue needs to continue Addressing a news conference after the talks Thaci to mark the end of supervised independence of Kosovo, Reeker backed normalization of the Belgrade-Pristina relations and underscored that the dialogue is of key importance. He underlined that the U.S. will continue supporting the dialogue, which will also be one of the topics of talks in Brussels where he is supposed to go after Pristina. Speaking about the end of Pristina's supervised independence, Reeker congratulated to Kosovo citizens and wished them great success on the continuation of the EU path, adding that the decision testifies of Kosovo's achievements. According to Reeker, the U.S. fully supports "sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo" and its path to EU and NATO integration. The Kosovo prime minister stated that this was "a historic day for Kosovo" and expressed gratitude to the U.S. especially for its support in the past. Thaci said that the talks with Reeker also covered the implementation of the Ahtisaari Plan, which was a condition for ending supervised independence, and added that the Pristina government "will continue to work on the inclusion of all communities in Kosovo and establishing government in the entire territory as it has done so far". In Belgrade, Prime Minister Ivica Dacic reacted to the ISG decision to end Kosovo's supervised independence, to say that "any kind" of independence of its southern province was "not acceptable" to Serbia. (FoNet) Tanjug

U.S. official: Dialogue needs to continue

Addressing a news conference after the talks Thaci to mark the end of supervised independence of Kosovo, Reeker backed normalization of the Belgrade-Priština relations and underscored that the dialogue is of key importance.

He underlined that the U.S. will continue supporting the dialogue, which will also be one of the topics of talks in Brussels where he is supposed to go after Priština.

Speaking about the end of Priština's supervised independence, Reeker congratulated to Kosovo citizens and wished them great success on the continuation of the EU path, adding that the decision testifies of Kosovo's achievements.

According to Reeker, the U.S. fully supports "sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo" and its path to EU and NATO integration.

The Kosovo prime minister stated that this was "a historic day for Kosovo" and expressed gratitude to the U.S. especially for its support in the past.

Thaci said that the talks with Reeker also covered the implementation of the Ahtisaari Plan, which was a condition for ending supervised independence, and added that the Priština government "will continue to work on the inclusion of all communities in Kosovo and establishing government in the entire territory as it has done so far".

In Belgrade, Prime Minister Ivica Dačić reacted to the ISG decision to end Kosovo's supervised independence, to say that "any kind" of independence of its southern province was "not acceptable" to Serbia.