Kosovo Premier Calls on Trump to Press Serbia to Normalize Ties
Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti called on US President Donald Trump to pressure neighboring Serbia into normalizing relations with his country, whose independence Belgrade does not recognize.
Kurti said that the two countries had already signed a deal in 2023 but that it was being violated and ignored by Serbia.
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