US: Kosovo has the right to form a professional force

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, said in Belgrade that Kosovo has the right to form a professional force to deal with security, GazetaExpress reported.

During a joint press conference with Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic, the U.S. diplomat said Kosovo army would not be a threat to Serbia and Serbs and the U.S. supported that right of Kosovo.

Mitchell urged Kosovo and Serbia to fulfil their obligations under the Brussels agreement, and said that his primary message was that the US was committed to partnership with Serbia. He said that the conversation with Serbian president Vucic was "open and very good" and that they discussed Kosovo, security of the region and economic cooperation, and that the United States was "committed to finding a solution in the dialogue and ready to listen and help."

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