Rep. Keith Self Questions Balkan Experts on Kosovo PM Albin Kurti and Serbia's Actions

Expert Testimony on Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti

• 💡 A majority of State Department career bureaucrats reportedly view Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti as an obstructionist.

US Government Actions and Serbia

• 🎯 There is support for an unclassified US government report on the 2023 Serbian militant attack in Bayanska, Kosovo, with questions about Serbian government involvement.
• 🚫 Experts advise against granting another sanctions waiver to Serbia for its dependence on Gasprom and Nis.
• 🇷🇸 There is a call to push Belgrade towards the nationalization of Nis.

Support for Kosovo and Pressure on Serbia

• ✅ Continued US assistance to professionalize and bolster the Kosovo security force is supported.
• 🤝 The United States and European partners are urged to increase pressure on Serbia to abide by its promise not to oppose Kosovo's membership in international organizations, as agreed in the EU agreement.

Serbia's Treatment of Ethnic Minorities

• 🗣️ Experts confirm that Serbia engages in the deactivation of registered residents of individuals in the Prevo Valley, where minority Albanians live.
• 🚫 Serbia is reported to restrict the Albanian language in public institutions, despite guarantees for minority rights.
• 📜 Representative Keith Self plans to introduce a bill to express concerns over Serbia's treatment of ethnic minorities, particularly Albanians, requiring a State Department report on Belgrade's treatment of ethnic Albanians and the widely reported passivation.