Kosovo sets conditions for holding a rerun of the elections.

Specifically, at a meeting on the sidelines of the European Political Community conference in Moldova on June 1st, Kosovo leader Vjosa Osmani told leaders of France, Germany, Serbia, and the EU that the breakaway province was ready to hold re-elections in the north with Serb participation, if the elections were conducted according to legal procedures.

American soldiers in NATO's Kosovo peacekeeping force stand guard outside a government office in Leposavic.

According to Osmani, a solution to de-escalate tensions is very close, but Serbia must respect all commitments, not just a few parts of the March agreement, to normalize bilateral relations.

On the same day, Albin Kurti, a leader under Osmani, also stated that Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008, would hold new elections following a phone call with US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer and pressure from sanctions from Washington, according to EURACTIV. However, he said that a prerequisite was that the factions supported by Serbia must end the violence.

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Previously, the US had imposed sanctions, including revoking Kosovo's participation in NATO's Defender 2023 military exercise. Commenting on the deterioration of relations with Washington, Kurti said he was in daily contact with US Ambassador Jeffery Hovenier and respected him. However, according to the Kosovo leader, the people, not Washington, were the ones who elected him.

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