Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 114 — Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity
§ 10709. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia
Statutory text
Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that—
the Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations, which was agreed to by Kosovo and Serbia on , with the facilitation of the European Union, is a positive step forward in advancing normalization between the two countries;
Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make immediate progress on the Implementation Annex to the agreement referred to in paragraph (1);
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—
establishing bilateral strategic dialogues with Kosovo and Serbia; and
advancing concrete initiatives to deepen economic ties and investment with both countries; and
the United States should continue to support a comprehensive final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia based on mutual recognition.
Statement of policy
It is the policy of the United States Government that—
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 settle disputes between nation states in the region; and
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 119–60 div. H title LXXXIII § 8340 · 139 Stat. 1877
Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 10709
(Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIII, § 8340, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1877.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 119–60, div. H, title LXXXIII, § 8340, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1877.)
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