Washington is key to settling the ongoing conflict between Pristina and Belgrade, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci said on Monday, pointing to the inability of major European countries to reach a unified position on the issue.
“Without the US we can never have any dialogue, negotiations or any agreement,” Thaci told Reuters TV. Thaci was in Berlin on Monday to join a summit on the Western Balkans, called by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron.
However, Thaci played down the expectations for the Berlin meeting. “We will ask today [Merkel and Macron] to convince” Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic “to recognize Kosovo,” Thaci said.