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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Trevor Hunnicutt

Biden aide expressed concern in calls with Kosovo, Serbia leaders

U.S. members of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) stand guard outside municipal offices in Leposavic, Kosovo, June 2, 2023. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

A senior aide to U.S. President Joe Biden expressed concern about events in northern Kosovo in calls with Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, the White House said on Friday.

A political crisis that has spiraled into violence in Kosovo's north has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in the region's Serb-majority area, a move that led the U.S. and its allies to rebuke Pristina. The majority Serb population had boycotted the April election, allowing ethnic Albanians to be elected.

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