22 U.S.C. § 10709: Relations between Kosovo and Serbia

the Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations, which was agreed to by Kosovo and Serbia on February 27, 2023 , with the facilitation of the European Union, is a positive step forward in advancing normalization between the two countries; Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make immediate progress on the Implementation Annex to the agreement referred to in paragraph (1); establishing bilateral strategic dialogues with Kosovo and Serbia; and advancing concrete initiatives to deepen economic ties and investment with both countries; and the United States should continue to support a comprehensive final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia based on mutual recognition. it shall not pursue any policy that advocates for land swaps, partition, or other forms of redrawing borders along ethnic lines in the Western Balkans as a means to settle disputes between nation states in the region; and it should support pluralistic democracies in countries in the Western Balkans as a means to prevent a return to the ethnic strife that once characterized the region.