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Strengthening cooperation with Kosovo, US embassy: New government must advance agenda for regional peace and stability
2026-01-13 16:21:53 / KOSOVA
The United States Embassy in Pristina announced that it is ready to strengthen the partnership with the future Government of Kosovo and to resume the Strategic Dialogue between the two countries.
However, in a response to Radio Free Europe, the Embassy emphasized that achieving this goal will require actions by the Government of Kosovo that "advance the common agenda for regional peace and stability," as well as "mutual economic prosperity."
These positions were expressed in response to the question of how the United States plans to cooperate with the next Government of Kosovo, which is expected to be formed after the early parliamentary elections on December 28.
In these elections, the Vetëvendosje Movement of the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, won over 51 percent of the vote.
The party stated that it aims for the rapid formation of new institutions.
The vote count ended on January 9, but the election process has not yet officially closed, due to legal deadlines for appeals and certification of results.
Kurti and the Vetevendosje Movement have led the Kosovo Government during the 2021-2025 period.
Last year was spent mainly with the Government in office, as Kurti - despite winning the February 9, 2025 elections - failed to form a new Government, which led to the dissolution of the Assembly and early elections.
During his previous term, his government often faced criticism from international partners, particularly due to actions that were described as uncoordinated and unilateral.
From the closure of most Serbian institutions in Kosovo to the removal of the Serbian dinar from use, these actions have been seen as harmful to the Serbian community and as a factor that has increased tensions in the north of the country.
The criticism has gone so far that there has been talk of a shake-up in relations between Kosovo and the United States.
However, Kurti has repeatedly insisted that the US remains Kosovo's main partner, although he has acknowledged that there are differences in approach on some issues.
Last year, the United States took one of the harshest measures against Kosovo, suspending the Strategic Dialogue between the two countries – a mechanism created to deepen bilateral relations.
Washington has linked this decision to the actions of the acting Government of Kosovo, while the country has faced an institutional blockade, and to the increase in tensions in the country, but the Government of Kosovo has rejected the criticism. /rel
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