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Escobar assessed the implementation of the CBK Regulation, which bans the Serbian dinar in Kosovo, as a "unilateral action that produces consequences".
The American envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar, has again commented on the regulation of the Central Bank of Kosovo that excludes the dinar from use.
Escobar passed the ball to the EU, where he said that this new decision should be resolved at the dialogue table in Brussels and communicated to the citizens who are affected for a long time.
Among other things, Escobar emphasized that the US is ready to help both countries. Regarding this statement, Escobar referred to the positions of the American ambassador in Pristina, Jeffrey Hovenier.
"This issue must be resolved through dialogue facilitated by the European Union and that such decisions must be communicated with sufficient time and with sufficient notice to the affected population; and we stand ready to help both countries resolve the matter. But both must return to the dialogue and fulfill the existing agreements" , said Gabriel Escobar in a statement for the Serbian news agency "Tanjug".
Escobar added that "many of these issues" are expected to be resolved through the Association of Municipalities with a Serbian majority, namely that in the draft EU Statute this body would be financed by Serbia through a bank registered and licensed by the Central Bank of Kosovo, where it would also be subject to observation and transparency within the legal framework of Kosovo.
Regarding the issue of the dinar, the American ambassador in Belgrade, Christopher Hill, was asked by "Tanjug", where he emphasized that the USA has expressed its "concern" from the beginning in relation to how it affects "the people of usual".
"I don't want to go into details about what is happening in Kosovo. The United States government has been very clear about its concerns with this attempt to ban the dinar and what it means for normal, average people; The US has been very clear ," said Hill.
The decision, which came into effect on February 1, means the removal from use of the Serbian dinar, which is still used in areas inhabited by Serbs, especially in the north of Kosovo.
The regulation has provoked the angry reaction of Belgrade and the political representatives of the Serbs in Kosovo, who estimate that this decision endangers the survival of the Serbian community, but also the concerns of Western diplomats that it could incite new tensions.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti informed me that a one-month period has been set to facilitate the new regulation, which would allow further communication and time to resolve these issues.
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