Bolton: Kosovo issue not closed yet
The issue of Kosovo has not been closed yet, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Monday, March 02, 2009
It will remains so, he told VOA's Serbian language service, until agreement acceptable to all sides has been reached.
"It is still unclear what the Obama administration policy in the Balkans will be, although the new state of Kosovo has been relatively stable since the independence declaration, this issue is not closed, nor have other issues that are the consequence of the disintegration of former Yugoslavia," the former Bush administration diplomat said.
According to him, although "the situation in the Balkans has been relatively quiet since Kosovo declared independence", this does not mean that "the problem has been solved".
"I think it's positive there is no violence and ethnic conflict, but there is tension and it will remain a source of tensions until agreement is reached that all sides will accept."
Bolton believes that Balkans, once taken into consideration, could again become an issue of high priority.
