Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met in Washington Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell and confirmed mutual readiness to strengthen bilateral relations, Tanjug news agency reported.

Both interlocutors noted readiness to jointly work on a regional stability, and the need to find a compromise solution for the Kosovo issue, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a press statement.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic will be in Washington DC on 25-26 July.

According to the Serbian Government, Dacic will, together with Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, attend a ceremony at US Congress marking 100th anniversary of the raising of the Serbian flag over the White House.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic told TV Pink if Pristina wishes to reach a compromise with Belgrade it cannot put forward maximal requests, such as the one on Kosovo recognition.

Commenting on latest Brussels meeting and Hashim Thaci’s statements after it, Dacic said it was a performance for the Kosovo public, given that entire Pristina leadership came to Brussels.

Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister Ivica Dacic said it is important to find a common interest with the USA so they would be ready to support Serbia’s idea to reach a compromise solution on Kosovo, Serbian media reported.

Dacic told TV Prva that next week one century since the Serbian flag was displayed on the White House would be marked and Serbian PM Brnabic would be there, while the USA Vice President Mike Pence and State Secretary Mike Pompeo should also attend the ceremony.

The USA is increasing its engagement in the Western Balkans, Assistant State Secretary Wess Mitchell said during the Senate’s hearing on the US European policy, Serbian media reported.

He further added, he is concerned over current protests in Greece and Macedonia as well as potential Russian influence following a decade long name-dispute solution between the two countries. He also added, the USA intensified communication with Serbia and Kosovo, and is promoting reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dacic believes that still a final solution is far and a call on a referendum in Serbia, and that solutions must be sought, reports Vecernje Novosti.

After a meeting in Brussels of the Serbian and Pristina delegations with Federica Mogherini, they all agree that there are possibilities regarding the final solution regarding Kosovo, Dacic says, adding that it was also noted that both sides should make additional efforts to reach solutions, reports the daily.

World powers must back the efforts of the president of Serbia and president of Kosovo in striking a deal. This was said by the former US ambassador to Belgrade, Cameron Munter, adding the solution that would be reached between the two sides must be a win-win situation.

Commenting on a statement made by Vucic after the latest round of talks, Munter said that great powers will support the solution that will be proposed by the presidents of both countries.

“If they agree on a solution, then someone should offer support”, Munter said.

Serbia has good contacts with Washington administration and the State Department, former US Ambassador to Serbia Cameron Munter assessed.

Munter added if Serbia wishes better contact with the US President Donald Trump it should focus on the State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Trump’s foreign policy advisory John Balton.

In a statement to Tanjug news agency, Munter said Trump differs very much from his predecessors, his style is different, and he is more focused on “domestic issues rather than on classical foreign policy.”

Half a million dollars would open the White House doors and give Serbia an opportunity to fight for its interests in Kosovo in a meeting with the US president.

This is according to Serbian Foreign Minister and First Deputy PM Ivica Dacic.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic invests more than 80 percent of his time in finding a compromise for Kosovo and Metohija.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said this on Thursday.

"At least two are needed for a compromise, but now there are several factors. People in Pristina said they have no foreign policy of their own but consider the foreign policy of the United States to that," Brnabic said.