Hill: Good conversation with President Vucic, the US and the EU are acting jointly about Kosovo

The US Ambassador to Serbia, Christopher Hill, pointed out today that Washington continued to support the EU in its efforts to achieve solutions in Kosovo and called on the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, to continue his constructive engagement in the Brussels process.

"A constructive approach is certainly the way to find a solution," Hill said after talking with President Vucic and emphasized that the US and the EU were acting together regarding Kosovo, adding that he believed that both sides understood that they had to reach a solution.

"I had a good conversation with the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic. We talked about the Brussels process," Hill told reporters in front of the Palace of Serbia.

He pointed out that the US was very satisfied with the undertaken efforts by the EU and its approach.

"I find it impressive that a man of such rank and status, Josep Borrel, was engaged for eight hours in solving the disputed issue. "We continue to support the EU in its efforts," Hill underlined.

He said that he had appealed to Vucic to continue his constructive involvement in this process.

He expressed the hope that a solution would be found but added that both sides needed to be involved.

"A constructive approach is certainly the way to find a solution," he said.

He said that the EU was doing an excellent job, but that urgent problems could not overshadow important issues.

Hill said that the EU had made it clear that it took more than 48 hours to resolve the current issue.

"The EU has clearly said that it would like to see the next 365 days," he added.

Regarding yesterday's talks in Brussels, he said that he would not speak of failure, but that what happened showed that there was a need for further talks.

"The way to reach a solution is flexibility with the efforts of EU mediators," Hill concluded.