Volker: Agreement between Belgrade and Pristina possible this year

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - It is possible for Serbia and Kosovo to reach an agreement on normalization this year, and it will depend on the political support that leaders in both countries have, stated Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO and current US Special Envoy for Ukraine.

Volker told Voice of America that there is no going back and that an agreement is important for both sides for stability and the path to the EU, B92 reported.

He says he personally has nothing against the idea of border correction.

"It depends on what the two countries decide. There is a rule, in accordance with the agreement and other documents, that borders must not be changed by force, like Russia's annexation of Crimea. That must not happen. But if the two countries agree on that in negotiations, like the secession of Slovakia from the Czech Republic, the rest of us must align with that and respect it," said Volker.