US Ambassador: I would like Serbia to understand that Kosovo is an independent state

(Patria) - US Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher R. Hill stated today that he "would like Serbia to understand and recognize that Kosovo is an independent state".

However, Hill is aware that the problem is much more complex than that.

On the second day of the Belgrade Security Conference (BSC), Hill said it is extremely important to understand what happened on September 24 during the armed attack by Serbs in Banjska, Kosovo.

- As the first step towards solving the problem, we must hold those responsible for what happened truly accountable, so that it does not happen again - the US ambassador said at the panel "Western Balkans in Global (Dis)order".

He stated that the second step would be to calm the situation in northern Kosovo, and then to find a political solution.

- It is important that the US and the EU try to solve the problems of the Western Balkans together. Kosovo remains a very difficult problem for a reason.

People say that Serbia simply needs to understand that Kosovo is an independent state, get over it, and move on.

And I would like it to do so, but the fact is that the problem is much more complex - Hill added.