“The United States Embassy congratulates Kosovo on the successful completion of the first round of municipal elections. We commend the Central Election Commission, the Polling Commissioners, the OSCE and all of the monitoring and observation teams for their hard work. While we are concerned by some reports of outdated voter registries, double-voting and other sporadic irregularities, we hope some of these issues can be addressed before the next round of municipal voting in November.” (US Embassy Kosovo)
(Opinion) The Biden Administration Needs a Point Man for the Balkans by @AkriCipa: "The Biden administration needs to retain the Special Envoy position...Congressman @RepEliotEngel would be the perfect fit for the job."
https://www.balkaninsider.com/opinion-the-biden-administration-needs-a-point-man-for-the-balkans/
.@POTUS: “We are committed to helping build a world in which the lessons of the Holocaust are taught and in which all human lives are valued.” #WeRemember https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/27/statement-by-president-joseph-r-biden-jr-on-international-holocaust-remembrance-day/
"We consider the Washington Agreements still in effect until some change can be possibly made in the future. I expect that we will build on the work that has gone on before." --@USAmbKosovo Kosnett at yesterday's @rtklivecom interview: https://youtu.be/j8JNh7_wLrA
President Biden & Chancellor Merkel discuss W. #Balkans in first conversation.
N. #Macedonia's @Bujar_O, @Dimitrov_Nikola meet with HR @JosepBorrellF & EUSR @MiroslavLajcak.
@albinkurti, 46 others banned from running in Kosovo elections.
& more
https://www.balkaninsider.com/balkan-blast-1-27-2021/
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