Relations between Kosovo and Serbia

(a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations, which was agreed to by Kosovo and Serbia on February 27, 2023, with the facilitation of the European Union, is a positive step forward in advancing normalization between the two countries; (2) Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make immediate progress on the Implementation Annex to the agreement referred to in paragraph (1); (3) once sufficient progress has been made on the Implementation Annex, the United States should consider advancing initiatives to strengthen bilateral relations with both countries, which could include— (A) establishing bilateral strategic dialogues with Kosovo and Serbia; and (B) advancing concrete initiatives to deepen trade and investment with both countries; and (4) the United States should continue to support a comprehensive final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia based on mutual recognition. (b) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States Government that— (1) it shall not pursue any policy that advocates for land swaps, partition, or other forms of redrawing borders along ethnic lines in the Western Balkans as a means to arbitrate disputes between nation states in the region; and (2) it should support pluralistic democracies in countries in the Western Balkans as a means to prevent a return to the ethnic strife that once characterized the region.