Serbia, Kosovo Agree to Normalize Economic Ties, but Postpone Mutual Recognition

Serbia, Kosovo Agree to Normalize Economic Ties, but Postpone Mutual Recognition
President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, seated left, and Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, seated right, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington on Sept. 4, 2020. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo}
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Serbia and Kosovo have agreed to normalize economic ties, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, calling the agreement a “real breakthrough” that would help the two Balkan countries prosper after decades of war and failed negotiations.

Both countries—parts of the former Yugoslavia—agreed to freeze talks about normalizing political ties for a year to allow the economic agreement to take root, U.S. officials said, according to Reuters.

Ella Kietlinska
Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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