The US State Department's annual report, presented by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, states that attacks against Serbs are one of Kosovo's problems.
Namely, the part of the report dedicated to Kosovo states that the problems are attacks on ethnic minorities, including by the security forces, as well as endemic corruption in the ranks of the government, and threats and attacks against journalists.
Outgoing Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic said the State Department report on human rights finally pointed out the real problems of the Serb community in Kosovo, their situation and issues related to the return of displaced persons, Radio kontakt plus reported.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic offered the United States to recognize Kosovo's independence immediately, and the exchange of territory is now on the table, Vuk Jeremic, a leader of the People's Party and a member of the opposition Alliance for Serbia after the Washington meeting, said in an interview with Voice of America. The first and most important meeting, he says, was in the State Department with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer.
Goran "Guri" Radosavljevic has told Radio Free Europe (RFE) that he is "neither interested in nor affected by the decision of the US State Department."
The decision in question banns the former commander of the Serbian Gendarmerie from entering the United States.
It was previously announced that the decision was made because of Radosavljevic's (alleged) involvement in the case of the Bytyqi brothers. The same decision applies to his wife and daughter.
The United States is warning its citizens to "exercise increased caution in Kosovo due to terrorism" and listed some areas Washington thinks are at increased risk.
The State Department warning issued Friday said that "terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in the Balkans region, including Kosovo."
President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, hailed today the report of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor on Human Rights Practices saying it identified progress as well as challenges in protection of human rights.
The most recent report of the US State Department on human trafficking across the world categorized Kosovo as a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor, including in the restaurant industry. It stated that most sex trafficking victims in Kosovo are girls and that they are subjected to sex trafficking in private homes and apartments, night clubs, and massage parlors.